second nature
noun [U]Definition
› If something is second nature to you, you are so familiar with it that you can do it easily without needing to think very much about it: I used to hate computers, but using them is second nature to me now.Adapting and attuning to somethingAdapting and modifying Changing
(Definition of second nature noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accustom yourself to sth phrasal verb
- accustomed adjective
- adaptable adjective
- as (if) to the manner born idiom
- attuned to adjective
- bearing noun (POSITION)
- find your feet idiom
- get into the swing of it/things idiom
- get into your stride idiom
- habituated adjective
- hang noun
- inure sb to sth phrasal verb
- learn to live with sth idiom
- plug into sth phrasal verb
- settle down phrasal verb (FEEL COMFORTABLE)
- settle in phrasal verb
- settled adjective (COMFORTABLE)
- supple adjective (ABLE TO CHANGE)
- unaccustomed adjective
- used adjective (FAMILIAR)
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