Habit

·noun To Inhabit.

II. Habit ·noun The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.

III. Habit ·noun To Accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] Chapman.

IV. Habit ·noun To Dress; to Clothe; to Array.

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

VI. 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.

VII. 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.