inveterate en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ɪnˈvetəɹɪt/ (Australia)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɪnˈvɛtəɹɪt/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
The adjective is first attested in 1528, the verb in 1574; borrowed from Latin inveterātus (“of long standing, chronic”), perfect passive participle of inveterō and participial adjective (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (“in, into”) + veterō (“to age”), from vetus, veteris (“old”). Cognate with Italian inveterato, French invétéré. By surface analysis, in- (“not, opposite”) + veterate.
Meanings
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Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing.
In Montpelier, where this prison stands, the inveterate prejudice against prisoners has been swept away.
1911, Morrison I. Swift, “Humanizing the Prisons,”, in The Atlantic:a Heaven's radiance of justice, prophetic, clearly of Heaven, discernible behind all these confused worldwide entanglements, of Landlord interests, Manufacturing interests, Tory-Whig interests, and who knows what other interests, expediencies, vested interests, established possessions, inveterate Dilettantisms, Midas-eared Mammonism.
1843 April, Thomas Carlyle, “ch. 3, Manchester Insurrection”, in Past and Present, American edition, Boston, Mass.: Charles C[offin] Little and James Brown, published 1843, →OCLC, book I (Proem):an inveterate disease
an inveterate habit
Near-synonyms: deep-rooted, ingrained, ineradicable, indelible, radicated, chronic, permanent
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(of a person) Having had a habit (usually a bad habit) for a long time.
[S]he offered kisses to a stranger so confidingly that the most inveterate bachelor relented.
1868–1869, Louisa M[ay] Alcott, “chapter 45”, in Little Women: […], (please specify |part=1 or 2), Boston, Mass.: Roberts Brothers, →OCLC:Near-synonyms: hardened, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool
"Say no more," interrupted Henrietta: "the very mention of that inveterate gossip accounts for every thing. Do let me, my dear Mrs. Courtenaye," and she took her hand with a kindness that was irresistible, "let me warn you against allowing your happiness to be the sport of a woman like that;...
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 100–101:Like many lonely people, he was an inveterate hoarder, making and surrounding himself with objects, barriers against the demands of human intimacy.
2017, Olivia Laing, The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone, New York: Picador, →ISBN, page 6:an inveterate traveller
an inveterate idler; an inveterate gambler; an inveterate smoker
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Malignant; virulent; spiteful.
A man of mild manners can form no idea of inveterate revenge or cruelty[…]
1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of morals, London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 15:As to your frequent remarks in your letters about pacifying my friend, I have done everything I could and tried every expedient; but he is inveterate against you to a surprising degree, on what suspicions, though I think you have been told, you shall yet learn from me when you come.
1920, Cicero, translated by Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, The Letters of Cicero: The Whole Extant Correspondence in Chronological Order, volume 1 (hardcover), London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., page 11:1765–70, Henry Brooke, The Fool of Quality; or, The History of Henry, Earl of Moreland This his lordship perused with a countenance, and scrutiny, apparently inveterate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inveterate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most inveterate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
acute · momentary · transient · dilettante · novel · sometime · shifting · occasional · casual · temporary · casual · transient · fleeting · impermanent
Coordinates
Deriveds
Hypernyms
everlasting · fixed · established
Hyponyms
Relateds
innate · inveteracy · obstinate · inveterately
Synonyms
long-standing · indelible · deep-rooted · ineradicable · ingrained · permanent · hardened · chronic · radicated · deep-seated · inveterate · deep-rooted · bred-in-the-bone · radicated · chronic · long-standing · dyed-in-the-wool · ingrained · dyed-in-the-wool
Translations (53)
fr invétéré (whose habits are firmly established) · ar عَرِيق (whose habits are firmly established) · cs zakořeněný (firmly established) · ru закорене́лый (whose habits are firmly established) · de tief verwurzelt (firmly established) · it accanito (whose habits are firmly established) · la inveterātus (firmly established) · cs notorický (whose habits are firmly established) · es incorregible (whose habits are firmly established) · it inveterato (firmly established) · nl chronisch (firmly established) · sv inbiten (whose habits are firmly established) · ga doleigheasta (whose habits are firmly established) · ar مُدْمِن (whose habits are firmly established) · sv oförbätterlig (whose habits are firmly established) · it inveterato (whose habits are firmly established) · de chronisch (firmly established) · ga dobhogtha (whose habits are firmly established) · ca inveterat (whose habits are firmly established) · ar مُزْمِن (whose habits are firmly established) · fr invétéré (firmly established) · de unüberwindbar (firmly established) · ar رَاسِخ (firmly established) · de unverbesserlich (whose habits are firmly established) · cs vžitý (firmly established) · ru закорене́лый (firmly established) · it incallito (whose habits are firmly established) · pt inveterado (whose habits are firmly established) · ru заядлый (whose habits are firmly established) · pl zakorzeniony (firmly established) · cs nenapravitelný (whose habits are firmly established) · ja 根強い (firmly established) · bg заклет (firmly established) · ar مُتَأَصِّل (firmly established) · ar مُتَوَاصِل (firmly established) · ja 常習の (whose habits are firmly established) · it recidivo (whose habits are firmly established) · es empedernido (whose habits are firmly established) · nl verstokt (whose habits are firmly established) · pl zakorzeniony (whose habits are firmly established) · sv inrotad (firmly established) · pt inveterado (firmly established) · ja 慢性の (firmly established) · bg закоравял (firmly established) · io kustumala (firmly established) · ota اسكی (firmly established) · ga ársanta (firmly established) · ca inveterat (firmly established) · de eingefleischt (whose habits are firmly established) · it incorreggibile (whose habits are firmly established) · bg закостенял (whose habits are firmly established) · sv ingrodd (firmly established) · ja 根深い (firmly established)