HABIT

noun to inhabit.

2. habit ·noun the general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.

3. habit ·noun to accustom; to habituate. chapman.

4. habit ·noun to dress; to clothe; to array.

5. habit ·noun outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; ·esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit.

6. habit ·noun the usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; ·esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body.

7. habit ·noun fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior.