habitus

Definition of habitusnext

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Recent Examples of habitus By promoting a habitus of keeping our distance, the virus may complete the triumph of solo living. Frank Trentmann, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2020 But the heritage details of the skull anatomy around the ear and jaw joint show that these two hunting mammals evolved their similar habitus independently from different ancestors. Robert Baker, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2019 There is an acceptance of your own body habitus as well as that of others. New York Times, 6 Oct. 2017 To achieve equity in educational outcomes, school leaders must understand habitus and how to cultivate mindsets for learning. miamiherald, 29 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for habitus
Noun
  • Lifetime habits of saving and cautious spending are hard to break.
    Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • OpenAI leaned into the curious habit, choosing to highlight the goblin-forbidding prompt in a tweet.
    Frank Landymore, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Death by Lightning features award-worthy leading performances by Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen as President James Garfield and his assassin Charles Guiteau, respectively.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 2 May 2026
  • So the rocks gave way to water — an elevated pool scene with multiple water features, including a rock waterfall, plus a poolside shower and an adjacent entertainment nook built for the kind of long afternoons that turn into night.
    David Caraccio May 2, Sacbee.com, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • Our physiognomy, including individual asymmetries, our expressions (macro and micro), the qualities of our complexion, all encode valuable information about age, our mental and physical health, our lived experience and personality.
    Valerie Monroe, Allure, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Both men’s physiognomy can lean similarly to the lugubrious.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The document offers the most detailed account yet of the missing person’s investigation that culminated on Friday with the discovery of Limon’s body in a set of black trash bags discarded along the Howard Frankland Bridge.
    Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Murmurs of possible tactics abound—including more talk within the administration of the DPA after Anthropic’s Mythos announcement, one person with knowledge of such discussions told us.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Keep it light, and let spontaneity work in your favor while staying confident in your presence.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
  • Let your natural presence lead.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Noun
  • An aw-shucks countenance barely hiding a righteous anger that seeks to pile-drive progressive California into submission.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Her exterior countenance reveals the inner storm in completely believable and gripping ways.
    Heide Janssen, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The behavior of a suspect in the murders of two University of South Florida students from Bangladesh worsened over time from marijuana use, family members told deputies after his arrest three years ago for punching his brother in the face and kicking his mother in the back.
    Mike Schneider, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The large-scale, deterministic behavior of physical systems naturally becomes imprecise and unpredictable, dissolving the divide between the classical and quantum realms.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Even so, nuclear is the closest point of convergence between the two parties — a rare area where attitudes are narrowing rather than widening.
    Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • But the team attitude appears to be in a healthy place.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026

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“Habitus.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/habitus. Accessed 4 May. 2026.

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