inveteracy

English

Noun

inveteracy (countable and uncountable, plural inveteracies)

1. The state of being inveterate; long continuance; firmness or deep-rooted persistence.

Antonyms

• transience

References

• “inveteracy”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “inveteracy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.