Habitus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease)

constitution of the human body

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈæbɪɾəs/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈabɪtəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈabɪtəs/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈæbɪɾəs/.

Examples

the consumptive habitus

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

physique build body-build

Parts of Speech

noun	person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease) “the consumptive habitus”
noun	constitution of the human body

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

hábito

la predisposición de una persona a verse afectada por algo (como una enfermedad)

🇮🇹Italian

abitudini

predisposizione della persona a essere colpita da qualcosa (come una malattia)

🇳🇱Dutch

gewoonte

de aanleg van een persoon om ergens door getroffen te worden (als een ziekte)

🇵🇹Portuguese

hábito

a predisposição da pessoa para ser afetada por algo (como uma doença)

🇷🇺Russian

габитус

предрасположенность человека подвергаться воздействию чего-либо (например, болезни)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अभ्यस्त

व्यक्ति की किसी चीज़ से प्रभावित होने की प्रवृत्ति (बीमारी के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

অভ্যাস

ব্যক্তির কিছু দ্বারা প্রভাবিত হওয়ার প্রবণতা (রোগ হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

பழக்கம்

ஏதோவொன்றால் பாதிக்கப்படும் நபரின் முன்கணிப்பு (ஒரு நோயாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

అలవాటు

ఏదైనా (వ్యాధిగా) ప్రభావితం అయ్యే వ్యక్తి యొక్క సిద్ధత

🇮🇳Marathi

सवय

एखाद्या गोष्टीने प्रभावित होण्याची व्यक्तीची प्रवृत्ती (रोग म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

આદત

કોઈ વસ્તુથી પ્રભાવિત થવાની વ્યક્તિની વૃત્તિ (રોગ તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ

ಯಾವುದೋ (ಒಂದು ರೋಗವಾಗಿ) ಪರಿಣಾಮ ಬೀರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಪ್ರವೃತ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശീലം

എന്തെങ്കിലും ബാധിക്കാനുള്ള വ്യക്തിയുടെ മുൻകരുതൽ (ഒരു രോഗമായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਦਤ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਿਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਵਿਰਤੀ (ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਵਜੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

عادت

کسی شخص کا کسی چیز سے متاثر ہونے کا رجحان (بطور بیماری)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

惯习

人受某事（如疾病）影响的倾向

🇯🇵Japanese

ハビトゥス

何か（病気として）の影響を受ける人の素因

🇰🇷Korean

습관

(질병으로서) 어떤 것의 영향을 받는 사람의 성향

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thói quen

khuynh hướng của một người bị ảnh hưởng bởi một cái gì đó (như một căn bệnh)

🇹🇭Thai

นิสัย

แนวโน้มของบุคคลที่จะได้รับผลกระทบจากบางสิ่งบางอย่าง (เป็นโรค)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebiasaan

kecenderungan seseorang untuk terkena sesuatu (sebagai penyakit)

🇵🇭Filipino

ugali

predisposisyon ng tao na maapektuhan ng isang bagay (bilang isang sakit)

🇲🇾Malay

tabiat

kecenderungan seseorang untuk dipengaruhi oleh sesuatu (sebagai penyakit)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هابيتوس

استعداد الشخص للتأثر بشيء ما (كمرض)

🇮🇷Persian

عادت

استعداد فرد برای تحت تأثیر قرار گرفتن چیزی (به عنوان یک بیماری)

🇹🇷Turkish

alışkanlık

kişinin bir şeyden (hastalık olarak) etkilenmeye yatkınlığı

🇮🇱Hebrew

הביטוס

הנטייה של האדם להיות מושפע ממשהו (כמחלה)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'habitus'?

The primary meaning of 'habitus' is 'person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease)'.

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Using 'habitus' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'habitus' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'habitus' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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