Home

Visit Our Sites

Unabridged Dictionary

Learner's Dictionary

Word Central for Kids

Collegiate Dictionary

Premium Services

Unabridged Dictionary

Collegiate Dictionary

Encyclopedia Britannica

Institutional Subscriptions

Citing the Dictionary

Also Visit:
Unabridged
Visual

ESL:
Learner's
for Kids:
Word Central
Spell It!

habitus

Browse the Dictionary:: A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z; #

habitus

Main Entry:: hab·i·tus
Pronunciation:: \ˈha-bə-təs\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural habitus \-təs, -ˌtüs\
Etymology:: New Latin, from Latin
Date:: 1886

: habit ; specifically : body build and constitution especially as related to predisposition to disease

Learn more about "habitus" and related topics at Britannica.com

See a map of "habitus" in the Visual Thesaurus

Pronunciation Symbols