habit vs growth

growth vs habit

habit and growth both are nouns.

habit is a verb but growth is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
habit	Yes	No	Yes	No
growth	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, growth is a hypernym of habit; that is, growth is a word with a broader meaning than habit:

habit: the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)
growth: (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

Other hypernyms of habit include development, growing, maturation, ontogenesis, ontogeny.

habit (noun)	growth (noun)
excessive use of drugs	the gradual beginning or coming forth
(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition	vegetation that has grown
a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order	something grown or growing
attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)	(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
an established custom	a progression from simpler to more complex forms
the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)	a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important
	(pathology) an abnormal proliferation of tissue (as in a tumor)

habit (verb)	growth (verb)
put a habit on

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