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HABITUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Constitution of the human body
Synonyms:
body-build; build; habitus; physique
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("habitus" is a kind of...):
bodily property (an attribute of the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "habitus"):
lankiness (a tall and thin physique)
dumpiness; squattiness (a short and stout physique)
body type; somatotype (a category of physique)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease)
Example:
the consumptive habitus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("habitus" is a kind of...):
predisposition; sensitivity (susceptibility to a pathogen)
