habit vs ontogeny

ontogeny vs habit

habit and ontogeny both are nouns.

habit is a verb but ontogeny is not a verb.

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

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

habit: the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)
ontogeny: (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, growth, maturation, ontogenesis.

habit (noun)	ontogeny (noun)
excessive use of drugs	(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
(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
an established custom
the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)

habit (verb)	ontogeny (verb)
put a habit on

Difference between habit and ontogeny

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