inveteracy

in·vet·er·a·cy

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in-vet-er-uh-see]
- /ɪnˈvɛt ər ə si/
- /ɪn.ˈve.tə.rə.sɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-vet-er-uh-see]
- /ɪnˈvɛt ər ə si/

Definitions of inveteracy word

noun inveteracy the quality or state of being inveterate or deeply ingrained: the inveteracy of people's prejudices. 1
noun inveteracy The state of being inveterate; long continuance; firmness or deep-rooted persistence. 1

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Origin of inveteracy

First appearance:

before 1710

One of the 50% oldest English words

First recorded in 1710-20; inveter(ate) + -acy

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Parts of speech for Inveteracy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Inveteracy

inveteracy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

inveteracy usage trend in Literature

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