Custom is a second nature. It is indeed able to form the man anew. (DEP) — Привычка - вторая натура. Она может переродить человека.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
second nature — index habit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
second nature — ► NOUN ▪ a tendency or habit that has become instinctive … English terms dictionary
second nature — noun acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate • Hypernyms: ↑habit, ↑use * * * noun [noncount] : something you can do easily or without much thought because you have done it many times before After a while, using the gearshift… … Useful english dictionary
second nature — noun A mindset, skill, or type of behavior so ingrained through habit or practice that it seems natural, automatic, or without a basis in conscious thought. But habit had made the endurance of thi … Wiktionary
second nature — noun Date: 1582 an acquired deeply ingrained habit or skill < after a while, using the gearshift become second nature > … New Collegiate Dictionary
second nature — an acquired habit or tendency in one s character that is so deeply ingrained as to appear automatic: Neatness is second nature to him. [1655 65] * * * … Universalium
second nature — /sɛkənd ˈneɪtʃə / (say sekuhnd naychuh) noun habit, tendency, etc., so long practised that it is inalterably fixed in one s character: correcting the English of others is second nature to him …
second nature — Synonyms and related words: automatism, bad habit, characteristic, creature of habit, custom, force of habit, habit, habit pattern, habitude, pattern, peculiarity, practice, praxis, stereotype, stereotyped behavior, trick, usage, use, way, wont … Moby Thesaurus
second nature — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. habit … English dictionary for students
second nature — custom, habit … English contemporary dictionary
second nature — noun a tendency or habit that has become instinctive … English new terms dictionary
