habitus
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habitus
- /ˈhæ.bɪ.təs/
Where it comes from
From Latin habitus (“habit”), from habeō (“have; maintain”). The plural habiti is a misconstruction, as the Latin plural is in fact habitūs. habiti may have been influenced by Latin habitī, the plural of the participle habitus; however, it is not the etymon of the English term.
noun habiti · habitus · habituses
- Habitude; mode of life; bearing.
- General appearance. [M]any species having eschariform zoaria in quiet water are able to assume the membraniporiform habitus in strongly agitated water.
- habit
- the general shape and appearance of the body, usually with reference to weight, adipose distribution, posture, and gait; most often called by the collocation body habitus.
- The lifestyle, values, dispositions and expectations of particular social groups that are acquired through the activities and experiences of everyday life. A wrestler could gain the rank of ōzeki based on his competitive achievements, but the promotion to yokozuna implied the presence of a certain habitus than embodied the quintessential traditional Japaneseness.
- The liturgical clothing of monks, nuns and the clerical community, metaphorically referring to the religious mode of life.
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noun habitude
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Talk about this word "habitus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/habitus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. habitus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/habitus "habitus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/habitus.Cite this
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title = {habitus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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