habit
An action performed on a regular basis.
Example
“It’s become a habit of mine to have a cup of coffee after dinner.”
Other meanings
An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.
“By force of habit, he dressed for work even though it was holiday.”
A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.
“It’s interesting how Catholic and Buddhist monks both wear habits.”
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "habitus" (condition, bearing, state, appearance, dress, attire).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “habit” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.