Meaning
One's habitual way of doing things; custom, habit, practice.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
From Middle English wont, from Old English ġewunod, past participle of ġewunian (“to be accustomed to, dwell”), the noun sense possibly arising via conflation of wone (“custom, habit, practice”) and the adjective wont. Compare German Low German Gewohnte (“custom, habit”), Dutch gewoonte, Swedish van. Likely related to wone, wonder, wean, and win.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 5 recorded puzzles: