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Habit

Habit (habit)
n.
Hab"it
  1. The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body.
  2. The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.
  3. Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior.

    A man of very shy, retired habits. W. Irving.

  4. Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit.

    Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy. Shak.

    There are, among the statues, several of Venus, in different habits. Addison.

    Syn. -- Practice; mode; manner; way; custom; fashion. -- Habit, Custom. Habit is a disposition or tendency leading us to do easily, naturally, and with growing certainty, what we do often; custom is external, being habitual use or the frequent repetition of the same act. The two operate reciprocally on each other. The custom of giving produces a habit of liberality; habits of devotion promote the custom of going to church. Custom also supposes an act of the will, selecting given modes of procedure; habit is a law of our being, a kind of "second nature" which grows up within us.

    How use doth breed a habit in a man ! Shak.

    He who reigns . . . upheld by old repute,
    Consent, or custom.
    Milton.


Habit

Habit (habit)
v. t.(h1913 webster dictionaryb"***ibreve]t)
Hab"it
[imp. *** p. p. Habited] p. pr. *** vb. n. Habiting.] [OE. habiten to dwell, F. habiter, fr. L. habitare to have frequently, to dwell, intens. fr. habere to have. See
  1. To inhabit.
    [Obs.]

    In thilke places as they [birds] habiten. Rom. of R.

  2. To dress] to clothe; to array.

    They habited themselves like those rural deities. Dryden.

  3. To accustom; to habituate.
    [Obs.] Chapman.













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