habitude[noun]Synonyms: habit, consuetude, custom, manner, practice, trick, usage, use, way, wont
Contrasted words: humor, mood, temper, caprice, freak, vagary, whim
Related Words: attitude,
position,
stand,
condition,
situation,
state [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
habitude noun. ['habɪtju:d] LME.[Old & mod. French from Latin habitudo, from habit-: see HABIT noun, -TUDE.]1. Manner of being or existing; mental or bodily constitution; disposition; =
HABIT noun 5, 7.
LME.2. A disposition to act in a certain way; a custom, a tendency; =
HABIT noun 8.
LME.■ J. Butler Many habitudes of life, not given by nature, but which nature directs us to acquire.b. Custom, usage; =
HABIT noun 8b.
L16.■ H. Allen The orphan out of habitude from old times came close to the Virgin.3. Familiar relation or acquaintance; familiarity.
L15-L18.4. Manner of being with relation to something else; relation, respect.
M16-M18.5. Chemistry. Chemical behaviour; reactions.
L18-M19. ■ habi'tudinal adjective (a) habitual, customary;
(b) of or pertaining to habit:
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