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noun
Habitude; mode of life; bearing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
General appearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: chiefly invertebrates
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
habit
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
the general shape and appearance of the body, usually with reference to weight, adipose distribution, posture, and gait; most often called by the collocation body habitus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
The lifestyle, values, dispositions and expectations of particular social groups that are acquired through the activities and experiences of everyday life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
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noun
The liturgical clothing of monks, nuns and the clerical community, metaphorically referring to the religious mode of life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
constitution of the human body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: physique, build, body-build
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bodily property
Narrower terms: lankiness, dumpiness, squattiness, body type, somatotype
noun
person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sensitivity, predisposition
History
From Latin habitus (“habit”), from habeō (“have; maintain”). The plural habiti is a misconstruction, as the Latin plural is in fact habitūs. habiti may have been influenced by Latin habitī, the plural of the participle habitus; however, it is not the etymon of the English term.
Across languages
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
