gewoonte — meaning in English

English meaning

• custom noun A long-established practice or tradition within a group or society.
• habit noun Something you do regularly, often without thinking about it.
• wont noun A person's usual habit or custom.

Senses

gewoonte is used for these senses in English:

• custom (legal) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent. Compare prescription.
• habit An action performed on a regular basis.
• habit An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.
• wont (archaic, or, humorous) One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.

custom — full definition

1. noun A long-established practice or tradition within a group or society.
2. adj Made specifically to someone's particular requirements, rather than mass-produced.
3. noun The regular patronage a business gets from its customers.

habit — full definition

1. noun Something you do regularly, often without thinking about it.
2. noun A strong, hard-to-break dependency on something, especially a drug.

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