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- [hab-i-tid]
- /ˈhæb ɪ tɪd/
- /ˈhæbɪtɪd /
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- [hab-i-tid]
- /ˈhæb ɪ tɪd/
Definitions of habited word
- adjective habited inhabited. 1
- noun habited an acquired behavior pattern regularly followed until it has become almost involuntary: the habit of looking both ways before crossing the street. 1
- noun habited customary practice or use: Daily bathing is an American habit. 1
- noun habited a particular practice, custom, or usage: the habit of shaking hands. 1
- noun habited a dominant or regular disposition or tendency; prevailing character or quality: She has a habit of looking at the bright side of things. 1
- noun habited addiction, especially to narcotics (often preceded by the). 1
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Origin of habited
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; habit1 + -ed3
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Parts of speech for Habited
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
habited popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
habited usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for habited
verb habited
- drape — to cover or hang with cloth or other fabric, especially in graceful folds; adorn with drapery.
- dress up — of or for a dress or dresses.
- swaddle — to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.
- swathe — to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
- fit — adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
Antonyms for habited
verb habited
- uncover — to lay bare; disclose; reveal.
- disrobe — Take off one's clothes.
- reveal — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- open — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- unclothe — to strip of clothes.
adjective habited
- masklike — a covering for all or part of the face, worn to conceal one's identity.
- awestruck — If someone is awestruck, they are very impressed and amazed by something.
- unexpressive — not expressive; lacking in expression of meaning, feeling, etc.: a bland and unexpressive person.
- blank — Something that is blank has nothing on it.
- straight out — thoroughgoing: a straight-out Democrat.
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