Hobby vs. Habit
Hobby and Habit Definitions
Hobby
An activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation and engaged in primarily for pleasure.
Habit
A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition
Made a habit of going to bed early.
Hobby
Any of several small falcons of the genus Falco, formerly used for catching small birds or game.
Habit
An established disposition of the mind or character
A pessimistic habit.
Hobby
An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
I like to collect stamps from different countries as a hobby.
Take up a hobby
Give up your hobby
Habit
Customary manner or practice
An early riser by habit.
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Hobby
(horses) An extinct breed of horse native to the British Isles, also known as the Irish Hobby
Habit
An addiction, especially to a narcotic drug.
Hobby
Any of four species of small falcons in the genus Falco, especially Falco subbuteo.
Habit
Characteristic appearance, form, or manner of growth, especially of a plant or crystal
"The habit of an apple tree is fine for the small garden" (Robert Dash).
Hobby
A small, strong-winged European falcon (Falco subbuteo), formerly trained for hawking.
Habit
A distinctive set of clothing or style of dressing, especially of a religious order.
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Hobby
A strong, active horse, of a middle size, said to have been originally from Ireland; an ambling nag.
Habit
A riding habit.
Hobby
A stick, often with the head or figure of a horse, on which boys make believe to ride.
Habit
(Archaic) Physical constitution.
Hobby
A subject or plan upon which one is constantly setting off; a favorite and ever-recurring theme of discourse, thought, or effort; that which occupies one's attention unduly, or to the weariness of others; a ruling passion.
Not one of them has any hobbyhorse, to use the phrase of Sterne.
Habit
To clothe; dress.
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Hobby
An auxiliary activity
Habit
To clothe in a habit, especially a nun's habit.
Hobby
A child's plaything consisting of an imitation horse mounted on rockers; the child straddles it and pretends to ride
Habit
An action performed on a regular basis.
It’s become a habit of mine to have a cup of coffee after dinner.
Hobby
Small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
Habit
An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.
By force of habit, he dressed for work even though it was holiday.
Habit
A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.
It’s interesting how Catholic and Buddhist monks both wear habits.
Habit
A piece of clothing worn for a specific activity; a uniform.
The new riding habits of the team looked smashing!
Habit
(archaic) Outward appearance; attire; dress.
Habit
Form of growth or general appearance and structure of a variety or species of plant or crystal.
Habit
An addiction.
He has a 10-cigar habit.
Kick the habit
Habit
(transitive) To clothe.
Habit
To inhabit.
Habit
The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body.
Habit
The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.
Habit
Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior.
A man of very shy, retired habits.
Habit
Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit.
Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy.
There are, among the statues, several of Venus, in different habits.
Habit
The distinctive clothing worn commonly by nuns or monks; as, in the late 1900's many orders of nuns discarded their habits and began to dress as ordinary lay women.
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
He who reigns . . . upheld by old repute,Consent, or custom
Habit
To inhabit.
In thilke places as they [birds] habiten.
Habit
To dress; to clothe; to array.
They habited themselves like those rural deities.
Habit
To accustom; to habituate.
Habit
An established custom;
It was their habit to dine at 7 every evening
Habit
A pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition;
She had a habit twirling the ends of her hair
Long use had hardened him to it
Habit
(religion) a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order)
Habit
Excessive use of drugs
Habit
Put a habit on
