0%

custom

cus·tom
C c

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuhs-tuh m]
    • /ˈkʌs təm/
    • /ˈkʌstəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhs-tuh m]
    • /ˈkʌs təm/

Definitions of custom word

  • variable noun custom A custom is an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances. 3
  • singular noun custom If it is your custom to do something, you usually do it in particular circumstances. 3
  • uncountable noun custom If a shop has your custom, you regularly buy things there. 3
  • adjective custom If you use custom to describe something such as a vehicle or a piece of clothing, you mean that it has been designed for one particular customer. 3
  • noun custom a usual or habitual practice; typical mode of behaviour 3
  • noun custom the long-established habits or traditions of a society collectively; convention 3

Information block about the term

Origin of custom

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English custume < Anglo-French; Old French costume < Vulgar Latin *co(n)s(uē)tūmin-, replacing Latin consuētūdin- (stem of consuētūdō), equivalent to consuēt(us) accustomed, past participle of consuēscere (con- con- + suē- (akin to suus one's own) + -tus past participle suffix) + -ūdin- noun suffix; cf. costume

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Custom

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

custom popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

custom usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for custom

noun custom

  • characteristic — The characteristics of a person or thing are the qualities or features that belong to them and make them recognizable.
  • practice — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
  • rule — a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.: the rules of chess.
  • procedure — subroutine
  • habit — an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary: the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street.

adjective custom

  • froufrou — elaborate decoration, as frills, ribbons, or ruffles, especially on women's clothing.
  • gingerbread — a type of cake flavored with ginger and molasses.
  • customised — to modify or build according to individual or personal specifications or preference: to customize an automobile.
  • made-to-order — made in accordance with an individual's specifications or requirements: a made-to-order suit. Compare ready-to-wear.
  • custom-built — If something is custom-built, it is built according to someone's special requirements.

Antonyms for custom

noun custom

  • deviation — Deviation means doing something that is different from what people consider to be normal or acceptable.
  • divergence — the act, fact, or amount of diverging: a divergence in opinion.
  • departure — Departure or a departure is the act of going away from somewhere.
  • difference — the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.
  • irregularity — the quality or state of being irregular.

Top questions with custom

  • how to custom shoes?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?