habit definition

1. an established custom
• examples: it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening
2. (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
• examples: owls have nocturnal habits
• examples: she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair
• examples: long use had hardened him to it
3. a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
4. the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)
• examples: a shrub of spreading habit
5. attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
6. put a habit on