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habitudes

noun

plural of habitude

as in tendencies

a habitual attraction to some activity or thing a lifelong habitude for talking too much

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as in habits

a usual manner of behaving or doing contrary to his long-established habitude, he forwent his morning constitutional in favor of a leisurely breakfast

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Noun

The zoological and mythographic tendencies of Caillois are by no means out of place here.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Offensive linemen need reps with their running back to learn tendencies, and Petzing is going to need his entire offense on the field together to tailor the running game to his offensive line’s strengths.

— Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of tendencies

Noun

Bieniemy was brought back specifically to establish an everyday expectation with the Chiefs — to re-establish habits that have slipped through the cracks on offense over the past couple of years.

— Sam McDowell Updated July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Before moving in, talk about money The Gottman Institute recommends that couples talk openly about income, debt and spending habits before combining households.

— Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of habits

Noun

For this class, the premise is that your purpose in life lies to the intersection of your values, your aptitudes and your interests.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 6 May 2026
This model reflects Japan’s long-standing corporate culture, which prioritizes new hires for their general potential—their aptitudes and aspirations, as opposed to their current skill sets or university majors—and then trains them on the job.

— GRACIA LIU-FARRER, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2025

Definition of aptitudes

Noun

People with gene variants that affect these inclinations may also be at a higher risk of developing obesity and type 2 diabetes, researchers found.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 28 July 2026
Half the tracks skate along atop grooves informed by house and UK garage, reflecting Hebden’s clubbiest inclinations as well as his idiosyncratic sound design.

— Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 18 July 2026

Definition of inclinations

Noun

On arrival, the produce passes through customs and border drayage – a specialized short-distance trucking route that bridges the gap between national borders.

— Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Nutritionist and anthropologist Georgine Leung was in London expecting her first child when her mother arrived from Hong Kong, bringing Cantonese sitting-the-month customs that would come to fascinate her.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of customs

Noun

The commerce of these images and goods might seem to reflect our identities as a mirror image of our affinities.

— Jan Tumlir, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026
Knowing their days of bloodline privilege are numbered, the German and the French aristocrat bond, their class affinities binding them more tightly than the uniforms that separate them.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

Definition of affinities

Noun

Two brothers fighting over the affections of a woman — or, perhaps in the case of The White Lotus, each other — is a tale as old as time.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
Then there’s a new character, Gary (Tommy Walker), a potential rival for Denise’s affections in the show’s various worlds.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 July 2026

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