inveterate

Meaning

Adj

1. Firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing.
2. Having had a habit (usually a bad habit) for a long time.
3. Malignant; virulent; spiteful.

Verb

To fix and settle after a long time; to entrench.

Opposite of

transient, temporary, momentary, fleeting, ;, impermanent, shifting, acute, novel#Adjective, casual#Adjective, sometime#Adjective, occasional#Adjective, dilettante#Adjective

Synonyms

chronic

everlasting

old

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invariable

lasting

lingering

perpetual

hardened

unrepentant

chronically

confirmed

constant

habitual

eternal

fossilized

frantic

furious

hard

headstrong

huge

incorrigible

indefinite

infinite

ingrained

interminable

long

long-drawn

long-drawn-out

long-lasting

long-standing

malignant

obdurate

obstinate

olden

perennial

permanent

planted

prolix

protracted

rabid

rock-ribbed

rooted

stagnating

standing

steadfast

stern

stubborn

terrible

unceasing

uninterrupted

Translations

invétéré

empedernido

verstokt

chronique

crónico

inveterado

unverbesserlich

crònic

chronisch

inveterato

inveterat

empedreït

eingefleischt

ακατάπαυστος

αιώνιος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈvɛtəɹɪt/

Etymology

Cognate with Italian: inveterato

In summary

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.