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... customaryroutineregularusualaccustomedingrainedchronicinveterate ↔ Opposites occasionalirregularsporadicunusual Word family Forms habitualness Derived forms habituallyhabitualityhabitualness Related forms habithabituatehabitude Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin habituālis, from Latin habitus ('condition, disposition'), past participle of habēre ('to have, hold'). habituālis Latin habēre Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown