Associations to the word «Habitus»

Wiktionary

HABITUS, noun. (zoology) habitude; mode of life; bearing, general appearance.
HABITUS, noun. (botany) habit; general shape and appearance of a species or variety of plant.
HABITUS, noun. (sociology) The lifestyle, values, dispositions and expectations of particular social groups that are acquired through the activities and experiences of everyday life.

Dictionary definition

HABITUS, noun. Person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease); "the consumptive habitus".
HABITUS, noun. Constitution of the human body.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche