Habitual vs. Habit — What's the Difference?

"Habitual" is a song by Canadian singer Justin Bieber. It was released through Def Jam Recordings as the second track from his fifth studio album, Changes, on February 14, 2020.

A habit (or wont as a humorous and formal term) is a routine of behavior that is repeated regularly and tends to occur subconsciously.The American Journal of Psychology (1903) defined a "habit, from the standpoint of psychology, [as] a more or less fixed way of thinking, willing, or feeling acquired through previous repetition of a mental experience." Habitual behavior often goes unnoticed in persons exhibiting it, because a person does not need to engage in self-analysis when undertaking routine tasks. Habits are sometimes compulsory.

Done by habit

A settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up

Being so by habit

A long, loose garment worn by a member of a religious order

Established by long use; usual

A person's health or constitution

(Grammar) Designating an action or state that lasts for or is repeated over an extended duration, expressed in English by such means as the simple present tense (She works downtown) and the phrase used to (A factory used to be located at that intersection).

Be dressed or clothed

Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.

A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition

Regular or usual.

An established disposition of the mind or character

Of a person or thing: engaging in some behaviour as a habit or regularly.

Customary manner or practice

(grammar) Pertaining to an action performed customarily, ordinarily, or usually.

An addiction, especially to a narcotic drug.

(colloquial) One who does something habitually, such as a serial criminal offender.

Characteristic appearance, form, or manner of growth, especially of a plant or crystal

(grammar) A construction representing something done habitually.

A distinctive set of clothing or style of dressing, especially of a religious order.

Formed or acquired by habit or use.

A riding habit.

According to habit; established by habit; customary; constant; as, the habitual practice of sin.

(Archaic) Physical constitution.

Made a norm or custom or habit;

To clothe; dress.

Commonly used or practiced; usual;

To clothe in a habit, especially a nun's habit.

Having a habit of long standing;

An action performed on a regular basis.

An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.

A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.

A piece of clothing worn for a specific activity; a uniform.

(archaic) Outward appearance; attire; dress.

Form of growth or general appearance and structure of a variety or species of plant or crystal.

An addiction.

(transitive) To clothe.

To inhabit.

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.

The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism.

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.

Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding 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.

To inhabit.

To dress; to clothe; to array.

To accustom; to habituate.

An established custom;

A pattern of behavior acquired through frequent repetition;

(religion) a distinctive attire (as the costume of a religious order)

Excessive use of drugs

Put a habit on