wont C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /wɔnt/ UK /wəʊnt/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like vaunt /v/ vs /w/ Meanings 1 adj accustomed or in the habit of doing something He sat by the window, as he was wont to do each evening. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · accustomed or in the habit... accustomedusedhabituatedinclinedpronewonted ↔ Opposites unaccustomedunused Word family Derived forms wonted Related forms wontedwon Etymology AI details From Middle English wont, a contraction of woned, the past participle of wonen ('to dwell, be accustomed'), from Old English wunian ('to dwell, be accustomed to'). wunian Old English *wunāną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wont **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /wɔnt/ **IPA (UK):** /wəʊnt/ ## Meanings 1. accustomed or in the habit of doing something ## Examples - He sat by the window, as he was wont to do each evening. ## Synonyms - accustomed - used - habituated - inclined - prone - wonted ## Antonyms - unaccustomed - unused ## Derived Forms - wonted ## Related Forms - wonted - won ## Roots and Affixes - Root: wunian - Root: *wunāną ## Etymology From Middle English wont, a contraction of woned, the past participle of wonen ('to dwell, be accustomed'), from Old English wunian ('to dwell, be accustomed to'). ## AI Etymology Wont is from Middle English wont, a contraction of woned, the past participle of wonen ('to dwell, be accustomed'), from Old English wunian ('to dwell, be accustomed to'). Important recorded forms include wunian (Old English) and *wunāną (Proto-Germanic). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers accustomed or in the habit of doing something. The wider family includes derived forms such as wonted and related words such as wonted and won. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown