Habit

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Derived terms 1.1.2 Translations

English

Noun

habit (habits)

1. an action done on a regular basis.

   It's become a habit of mine to have a cup of coffee after dinner.

2. a long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.

   It's interesting how Catholic and Buddhist monks both wear habits.

3. a piece of clothing worn uniformally for a specific activity.

   The new riding habits of the team looked smashing!.

Derived terms

• habitual adjective
• habituate verb

Translations

• Dutch: gewoonte f (1), habijt n (2), uniform (3)
• Esperanto: kutimo (1), vesto (2, 3)
• Finnish: tapa (1), kaapu (2, any of similar pieces of clothing), asu (3), kilpailuasu (3)
• French: habitude f (1)
• German: Gewohnheit f (1), Kutte (2)
• Interlingua: habito
• Italian: abitudine f (1)
• Korean: 버릇 (beoreut) (1), 습관 (習慣, seupgwan)
• Portuguese: hábito m (1)
• Slovene: navada f (1)
• Spanish: costumbre m (1), habito m
• Telugu: అలవాటు (alavaaTu) (1)
• Volapük: kösömot (1), kösömotaklot (2, 3)

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