habitual

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /həˈbɪtʃuəl/ UK /həˈbɪtʃuəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
done regularly or repeatedly; customary by habit

He gave his habitual nod before sitting down to work.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · done regularly or... customary routine regular usual accustomed ingrained chronic inveterate

Opposites

occasional irregular sporadic unusual

Word family

Forms habitualness

Derived forms habituallyhabitualityhabitualness

Related forms habit habituate habitude

Etymology

From Medieval Latin habituālis, from Latin habitus ('condition, disposition'), past participle of habēre ('to have, hold').

habituālis Latin habēre Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# habitual

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /həˈbɪtʃuəl/
**IPA (UK):** /həˈbɪtʃuəl/

## Meanings
1. done regularly or repeatedly; customary by habit

## Examples
- He gave his habitual nod before sitting down to work.

## Synonyms
- customary
- routine
- regular
- usual
- accustomed
- ingrained
- chronic
- inveterate

## Antonyms
- occasional
- irregular
- sporadic
- unusual

## Derived Forms
- habitually
- habituality
- habitualness

## Related Forms
- habit
- habituate
- habitude

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: habituālis
- Root: habēre

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin habituālis, from Latin habitus ('condition, disposition'), past participle of habēre ('to have, hold').

## AI Etymology
Habitual comes from Medieval Latin habituālis, from Latin habitus ('condition, disposition'), past participle of habēre ('to have, hold'). The historical trail runs through Latin habituālis and Latin habēre. In modern use it means done regularly or repeatedly; customary by habit. Derived formations include habitually, habituality, habitualness; related forms include habit, habituate, habitude.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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