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noun

1. A habitual way of behaving: consuetude, custom, habitude, manner, practice, praxis, usage, usance, use, way, wont. See usual/unusual.
2. The physical or constitutional characteristics of a person: build, constitution, habitus, physique. See body/spirit.
3. Clothing worn by members of a religious order: robe, vestment. See put on/take off.

A learned, stereotyped response to a particular stimulus or stimuli. A habit results in the formation in the nervous system of a path of preferred conduction between the stimulus and response.

The characteristic shape or form of a plant, such as upright, spreading, or rounded.

The general shape of a crystal, sometimes long and thin, other times short and flat. Often an indication of the temperature and pressure conditions under which a crystal formed.

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Quotes:

"Rigid, the skeleton of habit alone upholds the human frame." - Virginia Woolf

"In every age of well-marked transition, there is the pattern of habitual dumb practice and emotion which is passing and there is oncoming a new complex of habit." - Alfred North Whitehead

"A man who gives his children habits of industry provides for them better than by giving them a fortune." - Richard Whately

"As a twig is bent the tree inclines." - Virgil

"Trivial things do matter... more people are killed each year by the bite of mosquitoes than are stepped upon by charging elephants." - Source Unknown

"It's just as easy to form the habit of succeeding as it is to succumb to the habit of failure. Habits aren't instincts; they're acquired reactions. They don't just happen; they are caused. Once you determine the original cause of a habit, it is within your power either to accept or reject it." - Source Unknown

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1. an action that has become automatic or characteristic by repetition.
2. predisposition; bodily temperament.

The tendency toward an act that has become a repeated performance, relatively fixed, consistent, easy to perform, and almost automatic. Once learned, habits may occur without the intent of the person or may appear to be out of control and are difficult to change. In dentistry, habits such as bruxism, clenching, tongue thrusting, and lip and cheek biting may produce injury to the teeth, their attachment apparatus, oral mucosa, mandibular and temporomandibular musculature, and articulation.

• Clothing in General - habit: characteristic garb
• Paraphernalia and Behavior - habit: physical dependence on addictive drug; amount required each day to satisfy dependency
• Sacred Texts and Objects - habit: attire worn by clergy and members of religious orders

Look up habit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article habit.

Habit or Habits may refer to:

• Habit (psychology), an acquired pattern of behavior that often occurs automatically
  • Drug addiction is sometimes referred to as "having a drug habit".
• Habituation, non-associative learning in which there is a progressive diminution of behavioral response probability with repetition of a stimulus
• Crystal habit, as it applies to the typical appearance of minerals
• Religious habit, a distinctive dress worn by the members of a religious order
• Riding habit, riding clothes worn for hunting or for exhibition
• Habit (biology), the instinctive actions of animals and the natural tendencies or growth form of plants
• Habit (album), the third album by late Korean pop singer U;Nee
• "Habit" (song), a song by Pearl Jam
• Habits (album), an album by Neon Trees
• Habit evidence, a term used in the law of evidence
• Habit (film), 1997 horror film

See also

• Habitat
• Habitus (disambiguation)
• Bad Habits (disambiguation)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vane, sædvane, dragt
v. tr. - iklæde sig, bo

idioms:

• be in the habit of    pleje at
• get into the habit of    få for vane at
• habit of mind    temperament, konstitution, habitus
• make a habit of    gøre det til en vane
• out of habit    af ren vane

Nederlands (Dutch)
gewoonte, automatische handeling, hebbelijkheid, aanwensel, ambtskleding (stuk), habijt, pij, rijkleding, verslaving, (be)wonen

Français (French)
n. - (gén) habitude, (Sociol) coutume, accoutumance, (Relig) habit, (Équit) tenue d'équitation
v. tr. - habiller, vêtir

idioms:

• be in the habit of    avoir l'habitude de
• get into the habit of    prendre de mauvaises habitudes
• habit of mind    tournure d'esprit
• make a habit of    devenir une habitude de
• out of habit    (faire qch) par habitude

Deutsch (German)
n. - Gewohnheit, Angewohnheit, Gewand, Habit, Habitus
v. - kleiden

idioms:

• be in the habit of    die Gewohnheit haben
• get into the habit of    sich angewöhnen, daran gewöhnen
• habit of mind    geistige Disposition
• make a habit of    sich angewöhnen
• out of habit    aus Gewohnheit

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συνήθεια, έξη, έθιμο, (θρησκ.) άμφια, σχήμα, ράσο
v. - ντύνω, κατοικώ, συνηθίζω, εθίζω

idioms:

• be in the habit of    συνηθίζω
• get into the habit of    αποκτώ τη συνήθεια
• habit of mind    νοοτροπία
• make a habit of    συνηθίζω να
• out of habit    από συνήθεια

Italiano (Italian)
abitudine, costume, tonaca, tossicodipendenza

idioms:

• a creature of habit    abitudinario
• habit of mind    abito mentale
• into the habit of    l'abitudine di
• make a habit of    abituarsi a
• out of habit    per abitudine

Português (Portuguese)
n. - hábito (m), costume (m), roupa (f) de frade ou freira
v. - viver em

idioms:

• a creature of habit    uma pessoa (f) sistemática
• habit of mind    hábito (m) mental
• into the habit of    com o costume de
• make a habit of    habituar-se a
• out of habit    desacostumado

Русский (Russian)
привычка, характер, одежда, облачать, населять

idioms:

• a creature of habit    человек, для которого жизнь состоит из привычных занятий
• habit of mind    склад ума
• into the habit of    войти в привычку
• make a habit of    приобрести привычку
• out of habit    отвыкнуть

Español (Spanish)
n. - costumbre, hábito, traje, adicción, vicio
v. tr. - vestir

idioms:

• be in the habit of    tener la costumbre de
• get into the habit of    comenzar a hacer algo habitualmente, acostumbrarse a algo
• habit of mind    modo de pensar
• make a habit of    contraer el hábito de, hacerse la costumbre de, aficionarse a algo, adquirir la costumbre de
• out of habit    por costumbre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - vana, dräkt, narkotikamissbruk
v. - klä, bebo

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
习惯, 习性, 嗜好, 使穿衣

idioms:

• be in the habit of    有...的习惯
• get into the habit of    养成...的习惯
• habit of mind    心情, 性格
• make a habit of    经常做...
• out of habit    出于习惯

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 習慣, 習性, 嗜好
v. tr. - 使穿衣

idioms:

• be in the habit of    有...的習慣
• get into the habit of    養成...的習慣
• habit of mind    心情, 性格
• make a habit of    經常做...
• out of habit    出於習慣

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 습관, 기질, 복장, 습성
v. tr. - ~에게 옷을 입히다

idioms:

• be in the habit of    ~하는 버릇이 있다
• get into the habit of    ~하는 버릇이 들다
• make a habit of    ~하는 습관이 있다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 癖, 習慣, 衣服, 習性, 体質, 気質

idioms:

• habit of mind    気質
• into the habit of    する癖がつく
• make a habit of    …をすることを習慣にする
• out of habit    悪い習慣から抜ける

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رداء, سلوك, بنيه أو مظهر أو تركيب جسماني, خلق, طبع, عادة, عرف, طريقه مميزة في النحو أوالحديث (فعل) يكسو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דרך-חשיבה, מנהג, הרגל, תגובה אינסטינקטיבית למצב מסוים, התמכרות (מדוברת), מצב גופני, תלבושת של קבוצה מסוימת, גלימה‬
v. tr. - ‮הלביש‬