habitus

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈhæbɪtəs/ UK /ˈhæbɪtəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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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... constitution disposition temperament physique build

Word family

Related forms habit habitual habituate

Etymology

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

habitus Latin habēre Latin

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People & Society

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# habitus

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

## Meanings
1. a person's bodily constitution or ingrained dispositions and habits

## Examples
- The asthenic habitus of the patient suggested a hereditary frailty.

## Synonyms
- constitution
- disposition
- temperament
- physique
- build

## Related Forms
- habit
- habitual
- habituate

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

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

## AI Etymology
Habitus has this etymological history: Directly from Latin habitus ('condition, appearance, dress, character'), past participle of habēre ('to have, hold, be constituted'). The etymological trail includes Latin habitus and Latin habēre. As a noun, habitus names a person's bodily constitution or ingrained dispositions and habits. The same family is visible in related forms such as habit, habitual, and habituate.

## Topics
- People & Society

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