different between habitual vs obsessive

English

Etymology

The adjective is derived from Late Middle English habitual (“of one's inherent disposition”), from Medieval Latin habitu?lis (“customary; habitual”), from Latin habitus (“character; disposition; habit; physical or emotional condition; attire, dress”) + -?lis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship); analysable as habit +? -ual. Habitus is derived from habe? (“to have; to hold; to own; to possess”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *g?eh?b?- (“to grab, take”)) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns from verbs).

The noun is derived from the adjective.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /h??b?.t??.?l/, /h??b?.t?w?l/, /-tj?-/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /h??b?.t??.?l/, /h??b?.t?(w)?l/
• Hyphenation: ha?bit?u?al, ha?bit?ual

Adjective

habitual (comparative more habitual, superlative most habitual)

1. Of or relating to a habit; established as a habit; performed over and over again; recurrent, recurring.
2. Regular or usual.

   Synonyms: accustomed, customary
3. Of a person or thing: engaging in some behaviour as a habit or regularly.
4. (grammar) Pertaining to an action performed customarily, ordinarily, or usually.

   Synonym: consuetudinal

Alternative forms

• habituall (obsolete)

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Noun

habitual (plural habituals)

1. (colloquial) One who does something habitually, such as a serial criminal offender.
2. (grammar) A construction representing something done habitually.

Translations

References

Further reading

• habit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?.bi.tu?al/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.bi.tu?al/

Adjective

habitual (masculine and feminine plural habituals)

1. habitual; usual

Derived terms

• habitualment

Further reading

• “habitual” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Adjective

habitual m or f (plural habituais)

1. habitual
2. common

Portuguese

Adjective

habitual m or f (plural habituais, comparable)

1. habitual (behaving in a regular manner, as a habit)
2. habitual (recurring, or that is performed over and over again)

Related terms

• hábito

Romanian

Etymology

From French habituel.

Adjective

habitual m or n (feminine singular habitual?, masculine plural habituali, feminine and neuter plural habituale)

1. usual

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin habitu?lis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abi?twal/, [a.??i?t?wal]

Adjective

habitual (plural habituales)

1. habitual

Noun

habitual m (plural habituales)

1. (Louisiana) beans

Derived terms

• habitualmente

Related terms

• hábito
• habituar

Further reading

• “habitual” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

obsess +? -ive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?s?s?v/
• Rhymes: -?s?v

Adjective

obsessive (comparative more obsessive, superlative most obsessive)

1. Prone to cause obsession.

   The idea is too tempting, it's obsessive.

2. Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.

   Hardcore fans' obsessive behavior may take over their lives.

3. Excessive, as results from obsession.

   A workaholic's obsessive zeal may lead to success or burnout.

Synonyms

• (having one thought or pursuing one activity): unrelenting, unyielding, headstrong

Derived terms

• obsessively

Related terms

• obsess
• obsession
• obsessional

Translations

Noun

obsessive (plural obsessives)

1. A person who is obsessed, who has an obsession.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p.s?.siv/

Adjective

obsessive

1. feminine singular of obsessif

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

obsessive

1. inflection of obsessiv:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular