habits
plural of “habit” — an established custom
An inflected form of habit · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,522 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,723 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- an established custom also: wont it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening
- (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition also: use owls have nocturnal habitsshe had a habit twirling the ends of her hair
- a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
- the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal) a shrub of spreading habit
- attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire) also: riding habit
- excessive use of drugs also: substance abuse, drug abuse
habits in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He to fail in one of his habits!
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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What were her habits, her morals, and what sort of company did she keep?
The Lerouge Case · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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I shall simply, for the present, talk little and eschew fire-proof gloves, lest I fall into certain dreadful habits irrevocably.
Sketches New and Old, Part 7. · Mark Twain · Chapter 1
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Long habits of crime had now deepened still more the dark and stern colour of that dread woman's sombre nature.
Lucretia — Volume 06 · Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton · Chapter 1
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She studied the habits and doings of the ants, and learned a great deal about their different tribes and nations.
Piccolissima · Adélaïde de Montgolfier · Chapter 1