habitude

C2 Topic:Register & Style

US /ˈhæb.ɪ.tuːd/ UK /ˈhæb.ɪ.tʃuːd/ See IPA manual

Freq #1041949

Meanings

1

noun
formal or historical: a habitual disposition, customary mode of behaviour, or established way of acting

Long observation revealed the whale's feeding habitudes.
2

noun
archaic: the native or essential constitution, character, or temperament of a person or thing

The physician attributed her endurance to a robust bodily habitude.
3

noun
obsolete: a relation, bearing, or mode of existence with respect to something else

The philosopher discussed each quantity in its habitude to the others.

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Synonyms

1 noun · formal or historical: a... habit custom disposition

2 noun · archaic: the native or... constitution temperament character

3 noun · obsolete: a relation,... relation respect bearing

Word family

Forms habitudes

Derived forms habitudinal

Related forms habit habitual habituate

Etymology

From Middle English and Middle French habitude, from Latin habitudo, meaning condition, appearance, disposition, or habit, from habere, to have or hold. The English word once ranged from essential constitution to relationship, but now survives mainly as a formal synonym of habit.

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# habitude

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈhæb.ɪ.tuːd/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈhæb.ɪ.tʃuːd/
**Frequency rank:** 1041949

## Meanings
1. formal or historical: a habitual disposition, customary mode of behaviour, or established way of acting
2. archaic: the native or essential constitution, character, or temperament of a person or thing
3. obsolete: a relation, bearing, or mode of existence with respect to something else

## Examples
- Long observation revealed the whale's feeding habitudes.
- The physician attributed her endurance to a robust bodily habitude.
- The philosopher discussed each quantity in its habitude to the others.

## Synonyms
- habit
- custom
- disposition
- constitution

## Derived Forms
- habitudinal

## Related Forms
- habit
- habitual
- habituate

## Etymology
From Middle English and Middle French habitude, from Latin habitudo, meaning condition, appearance, disposition, or habit, from habere, to have or hold. The English word once ranged from essential constitution to relationship, but now survives mainly as a formal synonym of habit.

## Topics
- Register & Style

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