inveterateness
ər adjective
1.
settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like: an inveterate gambler.
2.
firmly established by long continuance, as a disease, habit, practice, feeling, etc.; chronic.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inveterātus (past participle of inveterāre to grow old, allow to grow old, preserve), equivalent to in- in-2 + veter- (stem of vetus) old + -ātus -ate1; cf. veteran
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin inveterātus (past participle of inveterāre to grow old, allow to grow old, preserve), equivalent to in- in-2 + veter- (stem of vetus) old + -ātus -ate1; cf. veteran
Related forms
in·vet·er·ate·ly, adverb
in·vet·er·ate·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. hardened, constant, habitual. 2. set, fixed, rooted.
1. hardened, constant, habitual. 2. set, fixed, rooted.
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inveterate (ɪnˈvɛtərɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | long established, esp so as to be deep-rooted or ingrained: an inveterate feeling of hostility |
| 2. | (prenominal) settled or confirmed in a habit or practice, esp a bad one; hardened: an inveterate smoker |
| 3. | obsolete full of hatred; hostile |
| [C16: from Latin inveterātus of long standing, from inveterāre to make old, from | |
| in'veteracy | |
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| inveterate (ɪnˈvɛtərɪt) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | long established, esp so as to be deep-rooted or ingrained: an inveterate feeling of hostility |
| 2. | (prenominal) settled or confirmed in a habit or practice, esp a bad one; hardened: an inveterate smoker |
| 3. | obsolete full of hatred; hostile |
| [C16: from Latin inveterātus of long standing, from inveterāre to make old, from | |
| in'veteracy | |
| —n | |
| in'veterateness | |
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Word Origin & History
inveterate
1528, from L. inveteratus "of long standing, chronic," pp. of inveterare "become old in," from in- "in, into" + veterare "to make old," from vetus (gen. veteris) "old" (see veteran).
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Medical Dictionary
inveterate in·vet·er·ate (ĭn-vět'ər-ĭt)
adj.
Firmly and long established; deep-rooted.
Persisting in an ingrained habit; habitual.
in·vet'er·a·cy (-ər-ə-sē) or in·vet'er·ate·ness n.
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