First recorded in 1375–1425.
Comes from Latin, from the past participle of inveterāre, “to grow old, allow to grow old, preserve.\"
Inveterāre contains veter-, the stem of vetus, meaning “old,\" which is also the stem of the word veteran.
Sign up for more Word of the Day!

\r\nEXAMPLES OF INVETERATE\r\n

The inveterate procrastinator always left things until the last minute.
As an inveterate optimist, she always saw the bright side of every situation.

\r\nIt's National Poetry Month, and we’ve created a challenge that really is for everyone. Submit now!","audio":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/I02/I0281600.mp3","definitions":[{"partofspeech":"adjective","data":"settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like."}],"examples":[],"imageUrl":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/inveterate_IG.png","accentColor":"#0063D7"}},"status":"succeeded"}},"meta":{"requestId":"lHASjeboBYrSNiFDo1eSo","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchWordsNearby/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"before":[{"slug":"sestertium","entry":"sestertium"},{"slug":"sestertius","entry":"sestertius"},{"slug":"sestet","entry":"sestet"},{"slug":"sestina","entry":"sestina"},{"slug":"sestos","entry":"Sestos"}],"after":[{"slug":"set","entry":"set"},{"slug":"seta","entry":"seta"},{"slug":"set-about","entry":"set about"},{"slug":"setaceous","entry":"setaceous"},{"slug":"set-against","entry":"set against"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"sesto-san-giovanni"},"requestId":"EAx0FB26cmI9bcB1xNrk1","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"sesto-san-giovanni"},"requestId":"nNAv9dnAeGCy6JXQFgFQq","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchDictionaryResults/fulfilled","payload":{"slugs":[{"entries":[{"__typename":"Entry","audioPronunciations":[{"mpeg":"https://nonprod-audio.dictionary.com/NEW2016/sestosangiovanni_000/sestosangiovanni_000.mp3"}],"confusableNotes":[],"genderNotes":[],"grammarNotes":[],"headword":{"displayForm":"Sesto San Giovanni","slug":"sesto-san-giovanni"},"idioms":[],"orderKey":99999010,"ordinal":10,"origin":null,"partOfSpeechBlock":[{"definitions":[{"antonymsConnection":{"edges":[]},"definitionSetChunks":"[{\"type\": \"def\", \"children\": [{\"text\": \"a city in Lombardy, N Italy: a suburb of Milan.\", \"type\": \"text\"}]}]","examples":[],"ordinal":1,"subdefinitions":[],"synonymsConnection":{"edges":[]}}],"inflectionSets":[],"labelSet":null,"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationNotes":[],"pronunciationSet":{"pronunciationSetChunk":"{\"type\": \"pronunciation_set\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e76ee1e.-2285\", \"pronunciationGroupChunks\": [{\"type\": \"pronunciation_group\", \"punc\": \"semi\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e76ee1e.-2284\", \"ipaChunks\": [{\"text\": \"\\u02c8s\\u025bs to\\u028a \\u02ccs\\u00e6n d\\u0292o\\u028a\\u02c8v\\u0251 ni\", \"type\": \"text\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e76ee1e.-2283\"}], \"spellChunks\": [{\"text\": \"ses\", \"type\": \"bold\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e76ee1e.-2281\"}, {\"text\": \"-toh san joh-\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"vah\", \"type\": \"bold\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e76ee1e.-2280\"}, {\"text\": \"-nee\", \"type\": \"text\"}]}, {\"text\": \"Italian\", \"type\": \"label_set\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e76ee1e.-227f\"}, {\"type\": \"pronunciation_group\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e76ee1e.-227d\", \"ipaChunks\": [{\"text\": \"\\u02c8s\\u025b st\\u0254 \\u02ccs\\u0251n d\\u0292\\u0254\\u02c8v\\u0251n ni\", \"type\": \"text\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e76ee1e.-227c\"}], \"spellChunks\": [{\"text\": \"se\", \"type\": \"bold\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e76ee1e.-227a\"}, {\"text\": \"-staw sahn jaw-\", \"type\": \"text\"}, {\"text\": \"vahn\", \"type\": \"bold\", \"pointsTo\": \"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e76ee1e.-2279\"}, {\"text\": \"-nee\", \"type\": \"text\"}]}]}"},"relatedFormSets":[],"sensitiveNotes":[],"spellingNotes":[],"synonymStudy":[],"usageAlerts":[],"usageNotes":[],"variants":[],"verbPhrases":[]}],"url":"sesto-san-giovanni"}]},"meta":{"arg":{"slug":"sesto-san-giovanni"},"requestId":"dzdV6fOvyfn1no9xnwQaJ","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchResultsData/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"url":"sesto-san-giovanni","displayForm":"Sesto San Giovanni","canonicalSlug":"sesto-san-giovanni","content":[{"source":"luna","entries":[{"id":"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e76ee1e.-2289","type":"normal","entry":"Sesto San Giovanni","entrySyllabified":"Ses·to San Gio·van·ni","entryVariants":[],"homograph":null,"pronunciation":{"ipa":"ˈsɛs toʊ ˌsæn dʒoʊˈvɑ ni; Italian ˈsɛ stɔ ˌsɑn dʒɔˈvɑn ni ","spell":"ses-toh san joh-vah-nee; Italian se-staw sahn jaw-vahn-nee ","audio":{"audio/ogg":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/lunawav/NEW2016/sestosangiovanni_000.ogg","audio/mpeg":"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/NEW2016/sestosangiovanni_000.mp3"}},"predefinitionContent":"","posBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"order":1,"type":"simple","predefinitionContent":"","postdefinitionContent":"","definition":"a city in Lombardy, N Italy: a suburb of Milan.","synonyms":"","antonyms":"","cites":[]}],"pos":"noun","posSupplementaryInfo":""}],"origin":null,"originData":null,"supplementaryNotes":[],"variantForms":[],"variantSpellings":[],"referenceData":[],"relatedForms":[],"confusables":[]}]}],"nearbyWordOrdinal":138948,"index-rank-01":["sesto san giovanni"],"index-rank-02":[],"index-rank-03":[],"index-rank-04":["sesto san giovanni's","sesto san giovannis","sesto san giovannis'"],"index-rank-05":[],"index-rank-06":[],"index-rank-07":[],"index-rank-08":[],"index-rank-09":[],"index-rank-10":[],"index-rank-11":[],"index-rank-12":[],"index-rank-13":[],"index-rank-14":[],"index-rank-15":[],"categoryId":"132","tunaSlug":null,"isFeaturedMetaSlug":false}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"sesto-san-giovanni"},"requestId":"KabQSNUYA9ix5KpXI4zhc","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"luna":["SEATO","Sestos","Cesti","siesta","zest","sexto","pesto","resto","cesta","syst.","zesty","Sesotho","SETI","Sato","seat","SST","Set","Zeist","set","EST","besot","est","see to","sestet","set to","set-to","Nestor","bestow","sector","SSTA","Sert","Sext","Soto","cysto-","seta","sett","sext","sister","zester","-est","Best","Este","Kest","Pest","Sarto","Sekt","Sept","Uest","Vest","West","best","est.","fest","gest","hest","jest","lest","nest","pest","rest","sect","sent","sept","test","vest","west","cist","cyst","xyst","De Soto","steato-","Sept.","Test.","West.","sect.","seti-","test.","as to","cyst-","sex toy","sea star","seismo-","so as to","ceto-","sito-","so-so","-sect","-cyst"],"tuna":["sees to","siesta","zest","setto","zesty","sets to","seat","seaest","set","EST","besot","seats","see to","set to","set-to","setti","bestow","nestor","sector","sister","soso","best","fest","gest","jest","lest","nest","pest","rest","sect","sent","test","vest","cyst","seity","as to","saw to","be stow","be-stow","so so","so-so","is to","goes to"],"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"SEATO","slug":"seato"},{"displayForm":"Sestos","slug":"sestos"},{"displayForm":"Cesti","slug":"cesti"},{"displayForm":"siesta","slug":"siesta"},{"displayForm":"zest","slug":"zest"},{"displayForm":"sexto","slug":"sexto"},{"displayForm":"pesto","slug":"pesto"},{"displayForm":"resto","slug":"resto"},{"displayForm":"cesta","slug":"cesta"},{"displayForm":"syst.","slug":"syst"},{"displayForm":"zesty","slug":"zesty"},{"displayForm":"Sesotho","slug":"sesotho"},{"displayForm":"SETI","slug":"seti"},{"displayForm":"Sato","slug":"sato"},{"displayForm":"seat","slug":"seat"},{"displayForm":"SST","slug":"sst"},{"displayForm":"Set","slug":"set"},{"displayForm":"Zeist","slug":"zeist"},{"displayForm":"set","slug":"set"},{"displayForm":"EST","slug":"est"},{"displayForm":"besot","slug":"besot"},{"displayForm":"est","slug":"est"},{"displayForm":"see to","slug":"see--to"},{"displayForm":"sestet","slug":"sestet"},{"displayForm":"set to","slug":"set-to"},{"displayForm":"set-to","slug":"set-to"},{"displayForm":"Nestor","slug":"nestor"},{"displayForm":"bestow","slug":"bestow"},{"displayForm":"sector","slug":"sector"},{"displayForm":"SSTA","slug":"ssta"},{"displayForm":"Sert","slug":"sert"},{"displayForm":"Sext","slug":"sext"},{"displayForm":"Soto","slug":"soto"},{"displayForm":"cysto-","slug":"cysto-"},{"displayForm":"seta","slug":"seta"},{"displayForm":"sett","slug":"sett"},{"displayForm":"sext","slug":"sext"},{"displayForm":"sister","slug":"sister"},{"displayForm":"zester","slug":"zester"},{"displayForm":"-est","slug":"est"},{"displayForm":"Best","slug":"best"},{"displayForm":"Este","slug":"este"},{"displayForm":"Pest","slug":"pest"},{"displayForm":"Sarto","slug":"sarto"},{"displayForm":"Sekt","slug":"sekt"},{"displayForm":"Sept","slug":"sept"},{"displayForm":"West","slug":"west"},{"displayForm":"best","slug":"best"},{"displayForm":"est.","slug":"est"},{"displayForm":"fest","slug":"fest"},{"displayForm":"gest","slug":"gest"},{"displayForm":"hest","slug":"hest"},{"displayForm":"jest","slug":"jest"},{"displayForm":"lest","slug":"lest"},{"displayForm":"nest","slug":"nest"},{"displayForm":"pest","slug":"pest"},{"displayForm":"rest","slug":"rest"},{"displayForm":"sect","slug":"sect"},{"displayForm":"sent","slug":"sent"},{"displayForm":"sept","slug":"sept"},{"displayForm":"test","slug":"test"},{"displayForm":"vest","slug":"vest"},{"displayForm":"west","slug":"west"},{"displayForm":"cist","slug":"cist"},{"displayForm":"cyst","slug":"cyst"},{"displayForm":"xyst","slug":"xyst"},{"displayForm":"De Soto","slug":"de-soto"},{"displayForm":"steato-","slug":"steato-"},{"displayForm":"Sept.","slug":"sept"},{"displayForm":"Test.","slug":"test"},{"displayForm":"West.","slug":"west"},{"displayForm":"sect.","slug":"sect"},{"displayForm":"seti-","slug":"seti"},{"displayForm":"test.","slug":"test"},{"displayForm":"as to","slug":"as--to"},{"displayForm":"cyst-","slug":"cyst"},{"displayForm":"sex toy","slug":"sex-toy"},{"displayForm":"sea star","slug":"sea-star"},{"displayForm":"seismo-","slug":"seismo-"},{"displayForm":"so as to","slug":"so-as-to"},{"displayForm":"ceto-","slug":"ceto-"},{"displayForm":"sito-","slug":"sito-"},{"displayForm":"so-so","slug":"so-so"},{"displayForm":"-sect","slug":"sect"},{"displayForm":"-cyst","slug":"cyst"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"sees to","slug":"sees%20to"},{"displayForm":"siesta","slug":"siesta"},{"displayForm":"zest","slug":"zest"},{"displayForm":"setto","slug":"setto"},{"displayForm":"zesty","slug":"zesty"},{"displayForm":"sets to","slug":"sets%20to"},{"displayForm":"seat","slug":"seat"},{"displayForm":"seaest","slug":"seaest"},{"displayForm":"set","slug":"set"},{"displayForm":"EST","slug":"est"},{"displayForm":"besot","slug":"besot"},{"displayForm":"seats","slug":"seats"},{"displayForm":"see to","slug":"see%20to"},{"displayForm":"set to","slug":"set%20to"},{"displayForm":"set-to","slug":"set-to"},{"displayForm":"setti","slug":"setti"},{"displayForm":"bestow","slug":"bestow"},{"displayForm":"nestor","slug":"nestor"},{"displayForm":"sector","slug":"sector"},{"displayForm":"sister","slug":"sister"},{"displayForm":"soso","slug":"soso"},{"displayForm":"best","slug":"best"},{"displayForm":"fest","slug":"fest"},{"displayForm":"gest","slug":"gest"},{"displayForm":"jest","slug":"jest"},{"displayForm":"lest","slug":"lest"},{"displayForm":"nest","slug":"nest"},{"displayForm":"pest","slug":"pest"},{"displayForm":"rest","slug":"rest"},{"displayForm":"sect","slug":"sect"},{"displayForm":"sent","slug":"sent"},{"displayForm":"test","slug":"test"},{"displayForm":"vest","slug":"vest"},{"displayForm":"cyst","slug":"cyst"},{"displayForm":"seity","slug":"seity"},{"displayForm":"as to","slug":"as%20to"},{"displayForm":"saw to","slug":"saw%20to"},{"displayForm":"be stow","slug":"be%20stow"},{"displayForm":"be-stow","slug":"be-stow"},{"displayForm":"so so","slug":"so%20so"},{"displayForm":"so-so","slug":"so-so"},{"displayForm":"is to","slug":"is%20to"},{"displayForm":"goes to","slug":"goes%20to"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"sesto-san-giovanni"},"requestId":"3S87WtPZepJnSEhlUmp9I","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

Sesto San Giovanni

noun

Word of the Day