wontnoun
uk/wəʊnt/us/woʊnt/formalas is someone's wont
in the way that someone usually does:
She arrived an hour late, as is her wont.
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Habitual behaviour
- atavistic
- creature
- creature of habit idiom
- custom
- diet
- disposition
- dog
- force
- kink
- leaning
- penchant
- practice
- predisposition
- proclivity
- programme
- propensity
- take
- tendency
- you can't teach an old dog new tricks idiom
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wontadjective
uk/wəʊnt/us/woʊnt/formalbe wont to do sth
to often do something:
The previous city council was wont to overspend.
They spent much of the time reminiscing about the war, as old soldiers are wont to do.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Habitual behaviour
- atavistic
- creature
- creature of habit idiom
- custom
- diet
- disposition
- dog
- force
- kink
- leaning
- penchant
- practice
- predisposition
- proclivity
- programme
- propensity
- take
- tendency
- you can't teach an old dog new tricks idiom
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