habitude

Meaning

1. (archaic, countable, uncountable) The essential character of one's being or existence; native or normal constitution; mental or moral constitution; bodily condition; native temperament.
2. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Habitual disposition; normal or characteristic mode of behaviour, whether from habit or from nature
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Behaviour or manner of existence in relation to something else; relation; respect.
4. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) In full habitude: fully, wholly, entirely; in all respects.
5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) habitual association; familiar relation; acquaintance; familiarity; intimacy; association; intercourse.
6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) an associate; an acquaintance; someone with whom one is familiar.
7. (countable, uncountable) Habit; custom; usage.
8. (countable, in-plural, obsolete, uncountable) The various ways in which one substance reacts with another; chemical reaction.

Synonyms

custom

habit

usage

familiarity

practice

intimateness

manner

mode

pattern

praxis

tapa

use

usualness

way

wont

address

wontedness

agency

consuetude

fashion

institution

intimacy

Translations

costumbre

hábito

gewoonte

Veranlagung

coutume

habitude

gebruik

traditie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈhæbɪˌtjuːd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: habitude

In summary

From Middle English habitude, from Middle French habitude, from Latin habitūdō (“condition, plight, habit, appearance”), from habeō (“I have, hold, keep”).