Habitus

Borrowed from Latin habitus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaːbitʊs/

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Habitus m (strong, genitive Habitus, plural Habitus)

1. (higher register) habitus, disposition, bearing
   • 2025 April 17, Verena Harzer, “James Baldwin: Einander nicht aufgeben”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Es ist eine elegante, auffallend ahistorische Aufführung, die die Debatte fast wörtlich auf die Bühne bringt. Sargeant und Williams imitieren weder die Akzente und den Duktus noch den spezifischen Habitus der beiden Männer.

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2. (biology) habit, appearance

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• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈha.bɪ.tʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.bi.t̪us]

Habitus m sg (genitive Habitī); second declension

1. a male cognomen
   1. Aulus Cluentius Habitus the Elder (2nd century–88 BCE), a Roman nobleman of Larinum famed for his moral rectitude; father of A. Cluentius Habitus the Younger
   2. Aulus Cluentius Habitus the Younger (c. 103–p. 66 BCE), a wealthy citizen of Larinum who accused his stepfather of attempting to poison him, later defended in court by M. Tullius Cicero; son of A. Cluentius Habitus the Elder
   3. Aulus Vibius Habitus (1st century BCE–C.E. 1st century), Roman consul suffectus with L. Apronius in C.E. 8 and proconsul of Africa in C.E. 16–17

Second-declension noun, singular only.

• → Bulgarian: Хабит (Habit)
• → Catalan: Habit
• → Portuguese: Hábito
• → Russian: Габит (Gabit)
• → Spanish: Hábito
• → Ukrainian: Габіт (Habit)