noun
- habitual or customary behaviors; usual practices
Usage: formal; often used in the phrase ‘as is one’s wont’
verb
- third person singular present of ‘wont’; is accustomed to or in the habit of
Usage: archaic or formal
Examples
- She followed her usual wonts and had tea at four o’clock.
- His wonts included reading the newspaper every morning.
- As is his wont, he arrived precisely on time.
- The old professor wonts to lecture without notes.
- She wonts to take long walks in the evening.
- The family’s wonts were well known in the neighborhood.