wont

/wɒnt/

Definitions

1. noun

a regular or customary practice, habit, or mode of behavior

“She broke with a long-standing wont of eating breakfast in bed.”

2. verb

to be accustomed or prone to doing something

“The tourists won’t wont to walk for hours in the blistering heat.”

3. verb

to be accustomed or in the habit of doing something

“The city’s wont is to stay open late on New Year’s Eve.”

Synonyms

  • custom
  • habit
  • practice

Antonyms

  • deviation
  • exception