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Noun habit has 4 senses
- habit, wont - an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"
--1 is a kind of custom, tradition
- habit, use, wont - 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"
--2 is a kind of custom, usage, usance
--2 has particulars: ritual; second nature; cleanliness; uncleanliness
- habit - (religion) a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order)
--3 is a kind of attire, garb, dress
--3 has particulars: monastic habit; riding habit
- substance abuse, drug abuse, habit - excessive use of drugs
--4 is a kind of misuse, abuse
--4 has particulars: alcohol abuse, alcoholic abuse, alcoholism abuse
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