wonted

[ wawn-tid, wohn-, wuhn- ]
/ ˈwɔn tɪd, ˈwoʊn-, ˈwʌn- /
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adjective

accustomed; habituated; used.
customary, habitual, or usual: He took his wonted place in the library.

Origin of wonted

1375–1425; wont (noun) + -ed3, or by extension (see -ed2) of wont (past participle; see wont (adj.))

OTHER WORDS FROM wonted

wont·ed·ly, adverb wont·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby wonted

wonga-wonga, wonk, wonky, wonna, wont, wonted, woo, woo-hoo, woo-woo, wood, wood alcohol

Definition for wonted (2 of 2)

Origin of wont

1300–50; (adj.) Middle English wont, woned, Old English gewunod, past participle of gewunian to be used to (see won2); cognate with German gewöhnt; (v.) Middle English, back formation from wonted or wont (past participle); (noun) apparently from conflation of wont (past participle) with obsolete wone wish, in certain stereotyped phrases

SYNONYMS FOR wont

1 habituated, wonted.
2 use.
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OTHER WORDS FROM wont

wont·less, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH wont

want wont won't wont

Words related to wonted

accustomed, common, conventional, customary, familiar, habitual, regular, typical, habituated

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British Dictionary definitions for wonted (1 of 2)

wonted
/ (ˈwəʊntɪd) /

adjective

(postpositive) accustomed or habituated (to doing something)
(prenominal) customary; usual she is in her wonted place

British Dictionary definitions for wonted (2 of 2)

wont
/ (wəʊnt) /

adjective

(postpositive) accustomed (to doing something) he was wont to come early

noun

a manner or action habitually employed by or associated with someone (often in the phrases as is my wont, as is his wont, etc)

verb

(when tr, usually passive) to become or cause to become accustomed

Word Origin for wont

Old English gewunod, past participle of wunian to be accustomed to; related to Old High German wunēn (German wohnen), Old Norse una to be satisfied; see wean 1, wish, winsome