Accustomed vs Custom - What's the difference?
accustomed | custom |
Familiar through use; usual; customary.
* An accustomed action - Shakespeare, Macbeth, V-v
Inured to; adapted to existing conditions.
(obsolete) Frequented by customers
* A well accustomed shop - Smollett
(accustom)
Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; usage; method of doing, living or behaving.
:* And teach customs which are not lawful. Acts xvi. 21 .
:* Moved beyond his custom , Gama said. .
:* A custom More honored in the breach than the observance. Shakespeare
Habitual buying of goods; practice of frequenting, as a shop, manufactory, etc., for making purchases or giving orders; business support.
* Let him have your custom , but not your votes. - .
(legal) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten law, and resting for authority on long consent; usage. See Usage, and Prescription.
* Usage is a fact. Custom' is a law. There can be no '''custom''' without usage, though there may be usage without '''custom . ''Wharton .
(obsolete) Familiar acquaintance; familiarity.
* Age can not wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety. Shakespeare
The customary toll, tax, or tribute.
* Render, therefore, to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom' to whom '''custom . ''Rom. xiii. 7 .
Created under particular specifications, specialized, unique, custom-made
made in a different way from usual, specially to fit one's needs
(obsolete) To make familiar; to accustom.
(obsolete) To supply with customers.
(obsolete) To pay the customs of.
(obsolete) To have a custom.
:* On a bridge he custometh to fight. .
In obsolete terms the difference between accustomed and custom
is that accustomed is frequented by customers while custom is familiar acquaintance; familiarity.As adjectives the difference between accustomed and custom
is that accustomed is familiar through use; usual; customary while custom is made in a different way from usual, specially to fit one's needs.As verbs the difference between accustomed and custom
is that accustomed is past tense of accustom while custom is to make familiar; to accustom.As a noun custom is
frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; usage; method of doing, living or behaving.accustomed
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- accustomed to walking long distances
- accustomed to cold
Verb
(head)custom
English
(Webster 1913)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* fashion * habit * wone * practice * usage * wont * See also:Derived terms
* custom madeAdjective
(-)- My feet are as big as powerboats, so I need custom shoes.
Verb
(en verb)- (Gray)
- (Francis Bacon)