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usage vs habit

habit vs usage

usage and habit both are nouns.

usage is not a verb while habit is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
usage Yes No No No
habit Yes No Yes No
As nouns, habit is a hyponym of usage; that is, habit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than usage:
  • usage: accepted or habitual practice
  • habit: (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
Other hyponyms of usage include Americanism, Anglicism, Britishism, consuetude, couvade, Germanism, use, hijab, rite, ritual.
usage (noun) habit (noun)
the act of using excessive use of drugs
accepted or habitual practice (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
the customary manner in which a language (or a form of a language) is spoken or written 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)
usage (verb) habit (verb)
put a habit on
Difference between usage and habit

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