Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Custom; habit; habitual use.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Accustomedness; habit; habitual use.
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- noun
Accustomedness ;habit .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The boy had been his companion for years: and from assuetude had become, as it were, a part of himself.
The Pirate Frederick Marryat 1820
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It is not the honest tradesman who makes a rapid fortune; indeed, it is doubtful whether he could carry on his business; and yet, from assuetude and not being taxed with dishonesty, the shopkeeper scarcely ever feels that he is dishonest.
Diary in America, Series Two Frederick Marryat 1820
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You may bind, and from assuetude and time, (putting the better feelings out of the question,) the ties are worn without complaint; but if you bind too tight, you cut into the flesh, and after a time the pain becomes insupportable.
Diary in America, Series Two Frederick Marryat 1820
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a fact that no one knows his own country; from assuetude and, perhaps, from the feelings of regard which we naturally have for our native land, we pass over what nevertheless does not escape the eye of a foreigner.
Diary in America, Series Two Frederick Marryat 1820
reesetee commented on the word assuetude
Meaning accustomedness; habit; habitual use. But it sure doesn't *sound* like that's what it means. ;-)
February 8, 2007