Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun second_nature

1 sense of second nature

Sense 1
second nature -- (acquired behavior that is practiced so long it seems innate)
       => habit, use -- ((psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; "owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it")