habitude

[ hab-i-tood, -tyood ]

/ ˈhæb ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /

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noun

customary condition or character: a healthy mental habitude.

a habit or custom: traditional habitudes of kindliness and courtesy.

Obsolete. familiar relationship.

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Origin of habitude

1375–1425; late Middle English <Middle French <Latin habitūdō.See habit¹, -tude

OTHER WORDS FROM habitude

hab·i·tu·di·nal, adjective

Words nearby habitude

habit-forming, habitual, habitually, habituate, habituation, habitude, habitué, habitus, haboob, Habsburg, habu

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How to use habitude in a sentence

We set up the Habitude 6 in the backyard during the early days of Oregon’s shutdown and used it daily for months, and my daughter and I never got tired of playing inside.
How to Pack for a Family Camping Trip|Joe Jackson|October 1, 2020|Outside Online
The abstentions indicate a curious and interesting habitude ingrained in the English Press.
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 28, April 1893|Various
Eh bien, c'est une habitude sale, dont vous devriez avoir honte!
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, February 4, 1893|Various
The material they had to work upon was already democratical by instinct and habitude.
An English Grammar|W. M. Baskervill and J. W. Sewell

There was at work some great solvent making into naught the dross of custom and habitude.
The Long Roll|Mary Johnston
"It's never so hot on the water, Mrs. Merritt," said Mrs. Alger, with the instructiveness of an old habitude.
Dr. Breen's Practice|William Dean Howells

British Dictionary definitions for habitude

habitude

/ (ˈhæbɪˌtjuːd) /

noun

rare habit or tendency

Derived forms of habitude

habitudinal, adjective

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