Associations to the word «Inveterate»
Noun
- Smoker
- Gambler
- Enmity
- Hatred
- Animosity
- Foe
- Propensity
- Prejudice
- Malice
- Habit
- Distrust
- Enemy
- Liar
- Devise
- Dislike
- Malady
- Hostility
- Joker
- Drinker
- Bondage
- Pandora
- Gossip
- Retainer
- Peculiarity
- Traveler
- Zeal
- Aristocracy
- Reasoning
- Disposition
- Robber
- Gentry
- Indulgence
- Tendency
- Affection
- Fable
- Compass
- Evil
- Cure
- Countryman
- Ambition
- Traveller
- Passion
- Imagination
- Custody
- Breaker
- Remedy
- Custom
- Instinct
- Nobility
- Countenance
- Collector
- Lamb
- Ignorance
- Weakness
- Inclination
- Spite
- Roman
- Compromise
- Perfection
- Letting
- Reformation
- Dignity
- Neighbour
- Obstacle
- Misfortune
- Hate
- Deep
- Liberty
- Remark
- Insult
- Opinion
- Quarrel
Adjective
Wiktionary
INVETERATE, adjective. Old; firmly established by long continuance; of long standing; obstinately deep-rooted; as, an inveterate disease; an inveterate habit.
INVETERATE, adjective. (of a person) Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed; habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.
INVETERATE, adjective. Malignant; virulent; spiteful.
INVETERATE, verb. (obsolete) To fix and settle by long continuance; to entrench.
Dictionary definition
INVETERATE, adverb. In a habitual and longstanding manner; "smoking chronically".
INVETERATE, adjective. Habitual; "a chronic smoker".
Wise words
Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at
least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are
nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to
build something with them; they do not win their true
meaning until one knows how to apply them.