• n.
    ⦿(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
    lexical concept
  • long use had hardened him to it
  • owls have nocturnal habits
  • she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechnoun
ontolex:lexicalized senseenl:habit
wn:interlingual indexili:i37579
wn:eq synonymdn:brug1§1

Other

dc:Subjectnoun.act
skos:is in schemeOpen English WordNet
rdfs:label
  • habit
  • habituse