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English
Etymology
From Middle English habitude, from Middle French habitude, from Latin habitūdō (“condition, plight, habit, appearance”), from habeō (“I have, hold, keep”).
Pronunciation
Noun
habitude (countable and uncountable, plural habitudes)
- (archaic) The essential character of one's being or existence; native or normal constitution; mental or moral constitution; bodily condition; native temperament.
- (archaic) Habitual disposition; normal or characteristic mode of behaviour, whether from habit or from nature
- 1683, John Dryden, Life of Plutarch (21)
- An habitude of commanding his passions in order to his health.
1895, S. R. Crockett, A Cry Across the Black Water:With the instinct of old habitude they fell to the oars, Barbara rowing the better and the stronger.
- (obsolete) Behaviour or manner of existence in relation to something else; relation; respect.
1732, George Berkeley, “The Fourth Dialogue”, in Alciphron: Or, The Minute Philosopher. , volume I, London: J Tonson , →OCLC, section XXI, page 256:And although Proportion ſtrictly ſignifies the Habitude or Relation of one Quantity to another, yet, in a looſer and tranſlated Senſe, it hath been applied to ſignify every other Habitude; and conſequently the Term Analogy comes to ſignify all Similitude or Relations, or Habitudes vvhatſoever.
- (obsolete) In full habitude: fully, wholly, entirely; in all respects.
a. 1662 (date written), Thomas Fuller, The History of the Worthies of England, London: J G W L and W G, published 1662, →OCLC, page 165:Although I believe not the report in full habitude.
- (obsolete) habitual association; familiar relation; acquaintance; familiarity; intimacy; association; intercourse.
1640–1706, John Evelyn, “(please specify the date of the diary entry)”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, , 2nd edition, volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Henry Colburn, ; and sold by John and Arthur Arch, , published 1819, →OCLC:The discourse of some with whom I have had some habitudes since my coming home.
- (obsolete) an associate; an acquaintance; someone with whom one is familiar.
- 1676, George Etherege, The Man of Mode (4.1)
- La Corneus and Sallyes were the only habitudes we had.
- Habit; custom; usage.
- (obsolete, chemistry, in the plural) The various ways in which one substance reacts with another; chemical reaction.
- 1818, Michael Faraday, Experimental Researches in Chemistry and Physics (32)
- Most authors who have had occasion to describe naphthaline, have noticed its habitudes with sulphuric acid.
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French
Etymology
From Latin habitūdō.
Pronunciation
Noun
habitude f (plural habitudes)
- habit (action done on a regular basis)
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Interlingua
Noun
habitude (plural habitudes)
- habit (action done on a regular basis)
Middle French
Etymology
First known attestation 1365, borrowed from Latin habitūdō. The meaning 'habit' seems to have developed under the influence of habituer (“to habituate” reflexively “to become habituated”).
Noun
habitude f (plural habitudes)
- relationship
- habit (action done on a regular basis)
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