Habit and Purpose

Habit

Habit noun - A usual manner of behaving or doing.

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Purpose and habit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Purpose" instead a noun "Habit".

Nearby Words: habitual, habitually, habited, habitus, habitue

Purpose noun - Something that one hopes or intends to accomplish.

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Habit and purpose are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Habit" instead a noun "Purpose".

known	known habit	known purpose
good	good habit	good purpose
particular	particular habit	particular purpose
similar	similar habit	similar purpose
Other adjectives: usual, common, simple, real, little, nefarious, new, major, general, possible, apparent.

In Drakengard 2, Nowe seems to be in the habit of jumping off of high places on purpose simply because he knows that Legna will catch him.

Source: Catch a Falling Star
All by accident though (save his own planet; he destroyed it on purpose), owing to nothing but apathy and a habit of leaving high explosive laying around.

Source: Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds
Characters in Batman: The Animated Series had a habit of using a few either on purpose or unintentionally (probably the producers not realizing).

Source: Hurricane of Puns

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