wont

adjective

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\ ˈwȯnt

, ˈwōnt also ˈwənt, ˈwänt

Definition of wont

(Entry 1 of 3)

1 : accustomed, used got up early as he is wont to do

2 : inclined, apt revealing as letters are wont to be— Gladys M. Wrigley

wont

verb

wont; wont or wonted; wonting

Definition of wont (Entry 2 of 3)

transitive verb

: accustom, habituate

intransitive verb

: to have the habit of doing something

wont

noun

Definition of wont (Entry 3 of 3)

: habitual way of doing : use

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Noun

habit, practice, usage, custom, wont mean a way of acting fixed through repetition. habit implies a doing unconsciously and often compulsively. had a habit of tapping his fingers practice suggests an act or method followed with regularity and usually through choice. our practice is to honor all major credit cards usage suggests a customary action so generally followed that it has become a social norm. western-style dress is now common usage in international business custom applies to a practice or usage so steadily associated with an individual or group as to have almost the force of unwritten law. the custom of wearing black at funerals wont usually applies to a habitual manner, method, or practice of an individual or group. as was her wont, she slept until noon