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second nature

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Synonyms and Antonyms of second nature

a usual manner of behaving or doing

speaking and thinking in Japanese simply became second nature to her during the years she spent in Kyoto

Synonyms of second nature

custom, fashion, habit, habitude, pattern, practice (also practise), ritual, trick, way, wont

Words Related to second nature

bent, inclination, proclivity, set, tendency, tenor, turn

bag, convention, form, mode, style

deportment, manners, mores

drill, groove, jog trot, regime (also régime), regimen, rote, routine, rut

affectation, airs, pose

attribute, characteristic, mark, trait

eccentricity, kink, oddity, peculiarity, quirk, singularity, tic

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