habitual
adjective · noun
Simple meaning
Related to an established custom.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
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IPA pronunciation (US)
həˈbɪtʃuəl
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
adjective
Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
Of a person or thing: engaging in some behaviour as a habit or regularly.
Regular or usual.
noun
colloquial
One who does something habitually, such as a serial criminal offender.
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
Used this way, habitual is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word Family
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Word family
Words built from the same root.
According to habit or custom.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior).
Repeated spontaneous abortion (often for no known reason).
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