Duds vs Habit - What's the difference?

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Duds is a related term of habit.


As nouns the difference between duds and habit

is that duds is (new england|british|dated) clothing, especially for work or of rough appearance while habit is habit.

duds

English

Noun

(en-plural noun)
  • (New England, British, dated) Clothing, especially for work or of rough appearance.
  • * 1890 , (William Morris), (News from Nowhere)'', in the journal '' . (First published in book form 1890.)
    • I looked at what I could see of my rough blue duds , which I had plenty of opportunity of contrasting with the gay attire of the citizens we had come across;
  • * , chapter=7
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=“I don't know how you and the ‘head,’ as you call him, will get on, but I do know that if you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. […]”}}
  • English plurals

    • Synonyms

    * (clothing) ** (standard) clothes, clothing, outfit ** (slang) garb, kit, togs

    Anagrams

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    habit

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl), from (etyl) ; see have.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An action done on a regular basis.
  • * Washington Irving
    • a man of very shy, retired habits
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Ian Sample
    • , volume=189, issue=6, page=34, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains , passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits .  ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}
  • An action performed repeatedly and automatically, usually without awareness.
  • A long piece of clothing worn by monks and nuns.
  • A piece of clothing worn uniformly for a specific activity.
  • (archaic) Outward appearance; attire; dress.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy.
  • * Addison
    • There are, among the statues, several of Venus, in different habits .
  • * 1719 , (Daniel Defoe), (Robinson Crusoe)
    • it was always my fate to choose for the worse, so I did here; for having money in my pocket and good clothes upon my back, I would always go on board in the habit of a gentleman; and so I neither had any business in the ship, or learned to do any.
  • (botany) form of growth or general appearance of a variety or species of plant, e.g. erect, prostrate, bushy.
  • An addiction.
    • Synonyms
    * (l)
    Related terms
    * exhibit * habitual * habituate * inhibit * prohibit

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) habiten, from (etyl) habiter, from (etyl) ; see have.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To clothe.
  • (archaic) To inhabit.
    • Related terms
    * habitat * habitation

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