N. intrinsicality, inbeing,
inherence,
inhesion, subjectiveness,
ego, egohood, essence,
noumenon, essentialness, essential part,
quintessence,
incarnation,
quiddity,
gist,
pith,
marrow,
core,
sap,
lifeblood,
backbone, heart, soul, important part, principle, nature, constitution, character, type, quality,
crasis,
diathesis, habit, temper,
temperament, spirit,
humor, grain, disposition,
endowment, capacity,
capability, moods, declensions, features, aspects, peculiarities,
idiosyncrasy,
oddity,
idiocrasy,
diagnostics V. be in the blood, run in the blood, be born so, be intrinsic
Adj. derived from within, subjective,
intrinsic,
intrinsical, fundamental, normal, implanted,
inherent, essential, natural,
innate, inborn,
inbred, ingrained, inwrought, coeval with birth, genetous, haematobious, syngenic, radical,
incarnate,
thoroughbred, hereditary, inherited,
immanent,
congenital, congenite|,
connate, running in the blood,
ingenerate, ingenite|, indigenous, in the grain, bred in the bone,
instinctive, inward, internal, to the manner born,
virtual, characteristic, (indicative) 550, invariable, incurable,
incorrigible,
ineradicable,
fixed Adv. intrinsically, at bottom, in the main, in effect, practically, virtually, substantially, au fond, fairly
Phr. "character is higher than intellect", "come give us a taste of your quality" magnos homines virtute metimur non fortuna, non numero haec judicantur sed pondere, "vital spark of heavenly flame", external conditions
N. stability,
immutability, unchangeability,
&c. adj, unchangeableness|,
constancy, stable equilibrium,
immobility, soundness,
vitality,
stabiliment, stiffness,
ankylosis,
solidity,
aplomb, establishment,
fixture, rock,
pillar, tower, foundation, leopard's spots, ethiopia's skin,
permanence,
obstinacy V. be firm, stick fast, stand firm, keep firm, remain firm, weather the storm, stay the course, stick to the course, keep the faith, don't give in, don't buckle under, settle, establish,
stablish, ascertain, fix, set,
stabilitate, retain, keep hold, make good, make sure,
fasten, set on its legs,
float,
perpetuate, settle down, strike roots, put down roots, take root, take up one's abode, build one's house on a rock
Adj. unchangeable,
immutable, unaltered, unalterable, not to be changed, constant, permanent, invariable,
undeviating, stable,
durable,
perennial,
fixed,
steadfast, firm, fast, steady, balanced, confirmed,
valid,
fiducial, immovable,
irremovable,
riveted, rooted, settled, established,
vested,
incontrovertible,
stereotyped, indeclinable,
tethered, anchored,
moored, at anchor, on a rock, rock solid, firm as a rock, firmly seated, firmly established, deep-rooted,
ineradicable,
inveterate,
obstinate,
transfixed, stuck fast,
aground, high and dry,
stranded,
stuck,
jammed, unremovable,
quiescent,
deterioration,
indefeasible,
irretrievable,
intransmutable,
incommutable,
irresoluble,
irrevocable,
irreversible, reverseless,
inextinguishable,
irreducible,
indissoluble,
indissolvable,
indestructible, undying, imperishable, incorruptible, indelible,
indeciduous,
insusceptible, insusceptible of change
Phr. littera scripta manet, present events
N. rest, stillness,
quiescence,
stagnation,
stagnancy,
fixity,
immobility,
catalepsy, indisturbance,
quietism, quiet, tranquility, calm,
repose, peace, dead calm, anticyclone|, statue-like repose, silence, not a breath of air, not a mouse stirring, sleep,
pause,
lull, stand still, standing still,
lock, dead lock, dead stop, dead stand, full stop, fix,
embargo, resting place,
gite,
bivouac, home,
pillow,
haven,
goal V. be quiescent, stand still, lie still, keep quiet,
repose, hold the breath, remain, stay, stand, lie to, ride at anchor, remain in situ,
tarry, mark time, bring to, heave to, lay to, pull up, draw up, hold,
halt, stop, stop short, rest,
pause, anchor, cast to an anchor, come to an anchor, rest on one's oars, repose on one's laurels, take breath, stop,
stagnate, quieta non movere, let alone,
abide, rest and be thankful, keep within doors, stay at home, go to bed, dwell, settle, alight stick, stick fast, stand like a post, not stir a peg, not stir a step, be at a stand,
quell,
becalm,
hush, stay, lull to sleep, lay an embargo on
Adj. quiescent, still, motionless, moveless,
fixed,
stationary, immotile, at rest at a stand, at a standstill, at anchor, stock, still, standing still,
sedentary, untraveled, stay-at-home,
becalmed,
stagnant, quiet, unmoved, undisturbed,
unruffled, calm, restful,
cataleptic, immovable, sleeping, silent, still as a statue, still as a post, still as a mouse, still as death,
vegetative,
vegetating Adv. at a stand, tout court, at the halt
Phr. requiescat in pace, deus nobis haec otia fecit, "the noonday quiet holds the hill"
Habit Roget’s Thesaurus §613 N. habit,
habitude, assuetude|, assuefaction|,
wont, run, way, common state of things, general state of things, natural state of things, ordinary state of things, ordinary course of things, ordinary run of things, matter of course, beaten path, beaten track, beaten ground,
prescription, custom, use, usage, immemorial usage, practice,
prevalence,
observance,
conventionalism,
conventionality, mode, fashion,
vogue,
etiquette, order of the day, cry, conformity,
consuetude, dustoor, one's old way, old school, veteris vestigia flammae, laudator temporis acti, rule, standing order,
precedent,
routine,
red-tape,
red-tapism,
pipe clay,
rut, groove,
cacoethes, bad habit, confirmed habit, inveterate habit, intrinsic habit &c,
addiction,
trick, training, seasoning, second nature,
acclimatization, knack &c
V. be wont, fall into a rut, fall into a custom, tread the beaten track, follow the beaten track, tread the beaten path, follow the beaten, stare super antiquas vias, move in a rut, run on in a groove, go round like a horse in a mill, go on in the old jog trot way,
habituate,
inure,
harden, season,
caseharden,
accustom,
familiarize,
naturalize,
acclimatize, keep one's hand in, train, get into the way, get into the knack of, learn, cling to, adhere to,
repeat, acquire a habit, contract a habit, fall into a habit, acquire a trick, contract a trick, fall into a trick, addict oneself to, take to, get into, be habitual, prevail, come into use, become a habit, take root, gain upon one, grow upon one
Adj. habitual,
accustomary,
prescriptive, accustomed, of daily occurrence, of everyday occurrence,
consuetudinary,
wonted, usual, general, ordinary, common, frequent,
everyday, household, garden variety,
jog,
trot, well-trodden,
well-known, familiar,
vernacular,
trite,
commonplace,
conventional, regular, set, stock, established,
stereotyped, prevailing, prevalent, current, received, acknowledged, recognized,
accredited, of course, admitted, understood,
conformable,
&c. 82, according to use, according to custom, according to routine, in vogue, in fashion, in, with it, fashionable,
wont, used to, given to, addicted to, attuned to,
habituated, in the habit of,
habitue, at home in, seasoned, imbued with, devoted to, wedded to,
hackneyed,
fixed, rooted, deep-rooted,
ingrafted, permanent,
inveterate,
besetting,
naturalized, ingrained
Adv. habitually, always, as usual, as is one's wont, as things go, as the world goes, as the sparks fly upwards, more suo, more solito, ex more, as a rule, for the most part, usually, generally, typically, most often, most frequently
Phr. cela s'entend, abeunt studia in mores, adeo in teneris consuescere multum est, consuetudo quasi altera natura, hoc erat in more majorum, "how use doth breed a habit in a man!", magna est vis consuetudinis, morent fecerat usus
