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HABIT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
Example:
long use had hardened him to it
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("habit" is a kind of...):
custom; usage; usance (accepted or habitual practice)
Domain category:
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "habit"):
ritual (stereotyped behavior)
second nature (acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate)
cleanliness (the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections)
Derivation:
habitual (commonly used or practiced; usual)
habituate (take or consume (regularly or habitually))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Excessive use of drugs
Synonyms:
drug abuse; habit; substance abuse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("habit" is a kind of...):
abuse; misuse (improper or excessive use)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "habit"):
alcohol abuse; alcoholic abuse; alcoholism abuse (excessive use of alcohol and alcoholic drinks)
Derivation:
habituate (make psychologically or physically used (to something))
Sense 3
Meaning:
A distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("habit" is a kind of...):
attire; dress; garb (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion)
Domain category:
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "habit"):
frock (a habit worn by clerics)
monastic habit (a long loose habit worn by monks in a monastery)
nun's habit (a long loose habit worn by nuns in a convent)
Derivation:
habit (put a habit on)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
Synonyms:
habit; riding habit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("habit" is a kind of...):
attire; dress; garb (clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion)
Meronyms (parts of "habit"):
jodhpur breeches; jodhpurs; riding breeches ((used in the plural) flared trousers ending at the calves; worn with riding boots)
riding boot (a boot without laces that is worn for riding horses; part of a riding habit)
Sense 5
Meaning:
An established custom
Example:
it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening
Synonyms:
habit; wont
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("habit" is a kind of...):
custom; tradition (a specific practice of long standing)
Derivation:
habituate (take or consume (regularly or habitually))
Sense 6
Meaning:
The general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)
Example:
a shrub of spreading habit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("habit" is a kind of...):
development; growing; growth; maturation; ontogenesis; ontogeny ((biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Put a habit on
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "habit" is one way to...):
apparel; clothe; dress; enclothe; fit out; garb; garment; habilitate; raiment; tog (provide with clothes or put clothes on)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
habit (a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order)
Context examples:
Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Severity of the changes in eating habits or appetite.
(NPI - Appetite and Eating Disorders Severity, NCI Thesaurus)
Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Does the patient awaken too early in the morning (earlier than was his/her habit)?
(NPI - Awaken Too Early in Morning, NCI Thesaurus)
Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Has he/she had any change in appetite, weight, or eating habits (count as NA if the patient is incapacitated and has to be fed)?
(NPI - Change in Appetite, Weight, or Eating Habits, NCI Thesaurus)
Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Does the patient have repetitive activities or "habits" that he/she performs over and over?
(NPI - Repetitive Activities or 'Habits', NCI Thesaurus)
Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) Frequency of the changes in eating habits or appetite.
(NPI - Appetite and Eating Disorders Frequency, NCI Thesaurus)
Any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times.
(Meal, NCI Thesaurus)
A question about whether an individual feels or felt excluded due to their eating habits.
(Feel Excluded due to Eating Habits, NCI Thesaurus)
All women can take steps to prevent it by practicing healthy lifestyle habits.
(Heart Disease in Women, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
You can control high blood pressure through healthy lifestyle habits and taking medicines, if needed.
(High Blood Pressure, NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Eating habits and their role in human disease
(Ingestive Behavior, NCI Thesaurus)
