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- Dictionaryaccustomed/əˈkʌstəmd/
adjective
- 1. customary; usual: "his accustomed route" Similar Opposite
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adjective. uk / əˈkʌs.təmd / us / əˈkʌs.təmd / Add to word list. C1. familiar with something: accustomed to She quickly became accustomed to his messy ways. I'm not accustomed to being treated like this. formal. usual: She performed the task with her accustomed ease. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Adapting and attuning to something.
1. : often used or practiced : customary. her accustomed cheerfulness. 2. : adapted to existing conditions. eyes accustomed to the dark. 3. : being in the habit or custom. a team accustomed to winning.
If you are accustomed to something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with. I was accustomed to being the only child at a table full of adults. [+ to] She had not yet become accustomed to the fact that she was a rich woman.
(rather formal) familiar with something and accepting it as normal or usual synonym used to. accustomed to something to become/get accustomed to something. My eyes slowly grew accustomed to the dark. This was not the kind of behaviour I was accustomed to. He had grown accustomed to her long absences.
If you're accustomed to something, you're used to it. Being accustomed has to do with habits and lifestyle. Anything you're accustomed to is a regular thing for you. A rich person is probably accustomed to fancy clothes, expensive food, and beautiful houses.
There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective accustomed, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
1. Being in the habit: I am accustomed to sleeping late. 2. Having been adapted to the existing environment and conditions: eyes not accustomed to desert sun. 3. Frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary: answered with his accustomed modesty. See Synonyms at usual. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
If you are accustomed to something, you have experienced it often enough for it to seem normal to you: I've worked nights for years now so I've grown accustomed to it. She isn't accustomed to dealing with so much media attention .
If you are accustomed to something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with. 2. When your eyes become accustomed to darkness or bright light, they adjust so that you start to be able to see things, after not being able to see properly at first.
adjective. Being in the habit. I am accustomed to sleeping late. American Heritage. Customary; usual; characteristic. He spoke with accustomed ease. Webster's New World. Having been adapted to the existing environment and conditions. Eyes not accustomed to desert sun.
