HABITING - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

Example: a shrub of spreading habit

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation

Example: may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; owls have nocturnal habits; she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair; long use had hardened him to it

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

an established custom

Example: it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

excessive use of drugs

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Verb

put a habit on