habitus

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) Habitude; mode of life; bearing.
2. (uncountable, usually) General appearance.
3. (uncountable, usually) habit
4. (uncountable, usually) the general shape and appearance of the body, usually with reference to weight, adipose distribution, posture, and gait; most often called by the collocation body habitus.
5. (uncountable, usually) The lifestyle, values, dispositions and expectations of particular social groups that are acquired through the activities and experiences of everyday life.
6. (uncountable, usually) The liturgical clothing of monks, nuns and the clerical community, metaphorically referring to the religious mode of life.

Synonyms

body-build

build

physique

frame

haecceity

mien

nature

quality

somatotype

substance

sum

use

bodily structure

body type

body structure

anatomy

body conformation

habit of body

constitution

custom

habit

Translations

fisico

complexió

corporatura

constitución

complessione

Brauch

físic

التطبع بالبيئة الاجتماعية

Habitus

Sitte

φύση

παράδοση

κράση

appuyer

constitució

Etymology

From Latin habitus (“habit”), from habeō (“have; maintain”). The plural habiti is a misconstruction, as the Latin plural is in fact habitūs. habiti may have been influenced by Latin habitī, the plural of the participle habitus; however, it is not the etymon of the English term.