| primate 1 | adj& n primat: ~ habits, tabiat-tabiat primat; of all the ~s, man is the most highly developed, antara semua primat, manusialah yg paling maju. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eccentricity | n 1. state, quality of being eccentric, sifat eksentrik, kelakuan aneh: she shows an astonishing ~ in dress, pakaiannya memperlihatkan sifat eksentriknya yg sungguh menghairankan; 2. strange act, habit, tabiat /eksentrik, ganjil, aneh/: he is noted for his eccentricities, dia terkenal krn tabiat-tabiat eksentriknya; 3. (math) keeksentrikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| habit | creature of ~, manusia yg begitu terikat dgn /tabiat, kebiasaan/; /fall, get/ into bad ~s, mendapat tabiat buruk: the children fell into bad ~s while their parents were away, kanak-kanak itu mendapat tabiat buruk semasa ibu bapa mereka tdk ada di rumah; /fall, get/ out of the ~ of, /membuang, menyingkirkan/ /tabiat, kebiasaan/: he got out of the ~ of driving after having had a chauffeur for many years, dia membuang kebiasaannya memandu setelah mempunyai pemandu selama beberapa tahun; force of ~, kebiasaan: force of ~ made him get up early even on holidays, kebiasaannya menyebabkan dia bangun awal sekalipun pd hari cuti; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| habit | n 1. particular way of behaving, tabiat: he has a ~ of biting his nails, dia mempunyai tabiat suka menggigit kukunya; 2. accustomed practice, kebiasaan: contrary to his usual ~, he drove his car to work that day, menyimpang drpd kebiasaannya selama ini, dia memandu keretanya ke tempat kerja pd hari itu; 3. (bot & zool) tabiat: plants with climbing ~s, tumbuh-tumbuhan yg tabiatnya memanjat; 4. (psychol) tabiat, kebiasaan; 5. usu ~ of mind, sikap pemikiran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spot | change o’s ~s, menukar tabiat: it is difficult for a person to change his ~s overnight, sukar bagi seseorang menukar tabiat sekaligus; have a soft ~ for, menyayangi [sso] lebih: she has a soft ~ for her youngest child because he was born after her husband’s death, dia menyayangi anak bongsunya lebih krn anak itu lahir selepas suaminya meninggal dunia; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| type | be true to ~, mengikut tabiat jenisnya: Mr Grey belongs to the traditional school of strict teachers and he’s certainly being true to ~ today, Mr Grey tergolong dlm kumpulan guru yg tradisional yg bersifat keras dan hari ini dia memang mengikut tabiat jenisnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crystal habit | n tabiat hablur. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| trick | 4. habit, kebiasaan, tabiat: he has a ~ of pulling his ear, dia mempunyai kebiasaan menarik telinganya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nail-biting | n (habit) tabiat menggigit kuku. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| trust | 5. (used ironically) memang tabiat sso: ~ her to forget the key, memang tabiatnya suka lupa membawa kunci; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |