assuetude

/ˈæ.swɪˌtjuːd/

assuetude noun: accustomedness; habit.

Noun

assuetude (countable and uncountable, plural assuetudes)

(archaic) Accustomedness; habit.
- Assuetude of things hurtful doth make them lose their force to hurt.1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted...
The condition of an organism that has acquired tolerance of a drug or poison.
- The boy had been his companion for years: and from assuetude had become, as it were, a part of himself.1836, Frederick Marryat, The Pirate, Chapter VII
- My flesh writhed like the glutinous flesh of a serpent. Slowly moved, and stopped: -- then was a sweep -- and a swirl -- and a pause! then a swirl -- and a sweep -- and a pause! -- then steady industry of labour on the monstrous brazen axis, as the husbandman plods by the plough; then increase of...1896, Matthew Phipps Shiel, Vaila

பழக்கப்பட்ட நிலை

plural	assuetudes

From Latin assuetudo, from assuetus (“accustomed”).

What does assuetude mean?: Assuetude means accustomedness; habit.
What is assuetude in Tamil?: Assuetude in Tamil is பழக்கப்பட்ட நிலை. See Assuetude meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is assuetude?: Assuetude is a noun.
How do you pronounce assuetude?: Assuetude is pronounced /ˈæ.swɪˌtjuːd/.
What is the plural of assuetude?: The plural of assuetude is assuetudes.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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