Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior.
n. (L. habitus, condition, appearance, dress) the external appearance or way of growth of a plant, e.g. climbing, erect, bushy, etc.; the tendency of a plant to grow in a certain way.
Growth pattern, shape or 'form' of a plant, eg. prostrate, round-headed, etc.
Generally applied in a negative sense to frequently repeated activity such as finger or lip sucking or tongue thrusting. Such activity may alter the normal development of the teeth or bones.
A persistent pattern of behavior. H08203. Definition from Hurnik et al., 1995.
a learnt behavioural response to a particular situation. A behaviour or practice to which a person has become unconsciously programmed. A regular and repeated response or behaviour.
a pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"
a behaviour plan or tendency that we develop from repeated exposure to certain types of situations
a behaviour that is repeated to such a degree that the sub-conscious mind computes the entirety of the information and creates an automatic behaviour
a disposition or a tendency constantly shown to act in a certain way
a inclination to repeat a act or activity, often unconsciously
a learned behavior that a person repeats so often that he or she begins to do it without even thinking about it
a learned pattern of behavior that is repeated so often that it becomes automatic
a learned response that has become automatic through repetition
an acquired pattern of action'
an action that is consistently repeated
an activity that is acquired, done frequently, done automatically, and difficult to stop
an act or behavior that is done without thinking
an automatic behavior pattern that you perform with little or no conscious thought because repetition has embedded that behavior in your subconscious mind
an automatic thought, rout
an automatic thought, routine or behavior
an intrinsic way of determining behavior
a pattern of action that we have learned - it can be good or bad
a pattern of behavior defined by frequent repetition
a pattern of behavior that we follow consistently
a pattern of behaviour that you do repeatedly
a pre-disposition to act in a certain way based upon the fact that a person repeats a certain behavior
a regular response to a repeated specific situation
a repetitive pattern of actions
a settled learned tendency to act in a certain way
a simple thought that was accepted by the unconscious mind as a belief about oneself
a specific, regular, and consistently repeated behavior , such as a practice of always locking one's doors
a stable and lasting disposition that is not merely part of our nature, but is acquired
a stable disposition to act in a certain way
a strong behavior pattern that is repeated over and over again," says Tim Wysocki, Ph
a thing you do unconsciously or automatically, without thought
a thought that you have accepted as truth
a way of acting fixed through repetition
the tendency to act in a certain way.
A behavior pattern acquired by frequent repetition or physiologic exposure.
An act, behavioral response, practice, or custom estbalished in one's repertoire by frequent repetition of the same act.
A fixed or constant practise established by frequent repetition; an acquired mode of behaviour that has become nearly or completely involuntary.
an action that is learned and repeated without conscious thought. Thoughts and feelings can also become habits.
A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition.
Habit, when used in the context of biology, refers to the instinctive actions of animals and the natural tendencies of plants.