Definitions for habitualhəˈbɪtʃ u əl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ha•bit•u•al*həˈbɪtʃ u əl(adj.)
of the nature of a habit; fixed by or resulting from habit:
habitual courtesy.
being such by habit; confirmed:
a habitual gossip.
commonly used, followed, observed, etc., as by a particular person; customary.
* Syn: See usual.
Origin of habitual:
1520–30; < ML
ha•bit′u•al•ness(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
accustomed, customary, habitual, wonted(a)(adj)
commonly used or practiced; usual
"his accustomed thoroughness"; "took his customary morning walk"; "his habitual comment"; "with her wonted candor"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
habitual(adjective)əˈbɪtʃ u əl
usual or typical
her habitual two cups of coffee
habitualəˈbɪtʃ u əl
(of a person) doing sth because you cannot stop
a habitual smoker/drinker
Wiktionary
habitual(Adjective)
Behaving in a regular manner, as a habit.
He's a habitual chainsmoker.
habitual(Adjective)
Recurring, or that is performed over and over again.
Her habitual lying was the reason for my mistrust.
habitual(Adjective)
Regular or usual.
Professor Franklein took his habitual seat at the conference table.
Webster Dictionary
Habitual(noun)
formed or acquired by habit or use
Habitual(noun)
according to habit; established by habit; customary; constant; as, the habiual practice of sin
Translations for habitual
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- gewoonteAfrikaans
- مُعتاد، إعتياديArabic
- закоравялBulgarian
- habitualPortuguese (BR)
- habituálníCzech
- Gewohnheits-...German
- vane-Danish
- συστηματικός, καθ' έξινGreek
- habitualSpanish
- paadunudEstonian
- وابسته به خوی و عادت؛ خوییFarsi
- tapa-Finnish
- habituelFrench
- קָבוּעHebrew
- अभ्यस्तHindi
- kronicanCroatian
- megrögzöttHungarian
- biasaIndonesian
- ávana-, sí-Icelandic
- abitualeItalian
- 常習的なJapanese
- 상습적인Korean
- užkietėjęs, amžinasLithuanian
- nelabojams dzērājsLatvian
- kakiMalay
- gewoonte-Dutch
- vane-, vanemessig/-bundetNorwegian
- nałogowyPolish
- وابسته به خوی و عادت؛ خوییPersian
- عادتى، رواجى، معمولى: روږد، اموخته، معتادPashto
- habitualPortuguese
- deprinsRomanian
- закоренелыйRussian
- navyknutý, zvyčajný, častý, robiaci (niečo) zo zvykuSlovak
- kroničenSlovenian
- hroničanSerbian
- inbiten, vane-Swedish
- ที่เป็นนิสัยThai
- onmaz, uslanmaz, iflâh olmazTurkish
- 習慣的Chinese (Trad.)
- затятийUkrainian
- کچھ کرنے کی عادت ہوناUrdu
- làm cái gì theo thói quenVietnamese
- 习惯的Chinese (Simp.)
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