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 spasm, habitual, habitual abortion, habituate, habituation, habitude, habitué, habitus, haboob, Habsburg, habu
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Words related to habitude

fashion, observance, form, habit, mode, characteristic, consuetude, practice, rule, grind, manner, hang-up, routine, shot, addiction, groove, precedent, procedure, praxis, proprieties

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British Dictionary definitions for habitude

habitude
/ (ˈhæbɪˌtjuːd) /

noun

rare habit or tendency

Derived forms of habitude

habitudinal, adjective
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