habituation
habituation · habituations
привыкание, приобретение привычки, приспособление, адаптация
The act of habituating, or accustomingThe act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.
/həˌbɪt.juˈeɪ.ʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being habituated.
привыка́ниеprivykánije, приобрете́ние привычкиpriobreténije privyčki, приспособле́ниеprisposoblénije
(countable, uncountable)The process of becoming accustomed to an internal or external stimulus, such as a noxious smell or loud noise.
More definitions
- a general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions
- being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
act of habituating, or accustoming:
Origin
From Middle English habituacioun, from Medieval Latin habituātio. By surface analysis, habFrom Middle English habituacioun, from Medieval Latin habituātio. By surface analysis, habituate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: habituations| Singular | habituation |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs):addictiondependencedependancedependency
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedhabituate
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable