US /ˈhæbɪtəs/ UK /ˈhæbɪtəs/
noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a person's bodily constitution or ingrained dispositions and habits

    The asthenic habitus of the patient suggested a hereditary frailty.

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Synonyms
1 noun · a person's bodily... constitutiondispositiontemperamentphysiquebuild
Word family
Related forms habithabitualhabituate

Etymology

Directly from Latin habitus ('condition, appearance, dress, character'), past participle of habēre ('to have, hold, be constituted').

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