Antonyms for habited


Grammar : Verb
Spell : hab-i-tid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhæb ɪ tɪd


Definition of habited

Origin :
  • early 13c., "characteristic attire of a religious or clerical order," from Old French habit, abit (12c.) "clothing, (ecclesiastical) habit; conduct," from Latin habitus "condition, demeanor, appearance, dress," originally past participle of habere "to have, to hold, possess," from PIE root *ghabh- "to seize, take, hold, have, give, receive" (cf. Sanskrit gabhasti- "hand, forearm;" Old Irish gaibim "I take, hold, I have," gabal "act of taking;" Lithuanian gabana "armful," gabenti "to remove;" Gothic gabei "riches;" Old English giefan, Old Norse gefa "to give").
  • Base sense probably "to hold," which can be either in offering or in taking. Applied in Latin to both inner and outer states of being, and taken over in both sense by English, though meaning of "dress" is now restricted to monks and nuns. Meaning "customary practice" is early 14c. Drug sense is from 1887.
  • As in clothe : verb cover with apparel
Example sentences :
  • But,” questioned Kearney, “may I ask why you are habited as I now see you?
  • Extract from : « The Free Lances » by Mayne Reid
  • No rescue came, and he was led, yet habited in his armour, to the block.
  • Extract from : « The Seven Champions of Christendom » by W. H. G. Kingston
  • Ernst too was habited in a richer dress than he had ever before worn.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Grasshopper » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • An entire corner of this charming spot was in habited by bees.
  • Extract from : « Original Short Stories, Volume 10 (of 13) » by Guy de Maupassant
  • The President was in scarlet, having before been habited in black.
  • Extract from : « With the King at Oxford » by Alfred J. Church
  • This is devoid of all reference to persons and habited places.
  • Extract from : « Mythical Monsters » by Charles Gould
  • She is habited as a nun, for she founded the Convent of Longchamps, and died there, its abbess.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Chartres » by Cecil Headlam
  • Although he was habited more plainly than any, he was like a king in their midst.
  • Extract from : « A Clerk of Oxford » by Evelyn Everett-Green
  • When clothed it is termed either "vested" or "habited" (Fig. 268).
  • Extract from : « A Complete Guide to Heraldry » by Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
  • The Countess is habited in an heraldic mantle of crosses crosslet.
  • Extract from : « Summer Days in Shakespeare Land » by Charles G. Harper

Synonyms for habited

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