Noun Definition

habit

1.Definition: (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition

"Owls have nocturnal habits", "She had a habit twirling the ends of her hair", "Long use had hardened him to it"

Related Noun(s):use

Category: General

2.Definition: a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order

Category: Objects

3.Definition: an established custom

"It was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"

Related Noun(s):wont

Category: General

4.Definition: attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)

Category: Objects

5.Definition: excessive use of drugs

Category: General

6.Definition: the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

"A shrub of spreading habit"

Category: General