Definition for: habit

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English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æbɪt

Noun

habit ( plural habits )

1. an action done on a regular basis.

   It's become a habit of mine to have a cup of coffee after dinner .

2. a long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.

   It's interesting how Catholic and Buddhist monks both wear habits .

3. a piece of clothing worn uniformally for a specific activity.

   The new riding habits of the team looked smashing! .

Derived terms

• habitual adjective
• habituate verb

Translations

• Dutch: gewoonte f (1), habijt n (2), uniform (3)
• Esperanto: kutimo (1), vesto (2, 3)
• Finnish: tapa (1), kaapu (2, any of similar pieces of clothing ), asu (3), kilpailuasu (3)
• French: habitude f (1)
• German: Gewohnheit f (1), Kutte (2)
• Interlingua: habito
• Italian: abitudine f (1)
• Korean: 버릇 (beoreut) (1), 습관 (習慣, seupgwan)
• Portuguese: hábito m (1)
• Slovene: navada f (1)
• Spanish: costumbre m (1), habito m
• Telugu: అలవాటు (alavaaTu) (1)
• Volapük: kösömot (1), kösömotaklot (2, 3)

Other Translations for "habit"

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Sign Language Spelling
Morse Code		habit
Hex		e8 e1 e2 69 74
Pig Latin		abithay

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