n.
- a settled or regular tendency or practice.
- general shape or mode of growth, especially of a plant or a mineral.
- a long, loose garment worn by a member of a religious order.
▸archaic clothing; attire.
- archaic a person's health or constitution.
v.
(
be habited)
archaic be dressed.
Phrase
- break
(or informal kick)
the habit
stop engaging in a habitual practice.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. abit, habit, from L. habitus ‘condition, appearance’, from habere ‘have, consist of’.