inveterate

What does inveterate mean?

inveterate means "habitual". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in inveterate?

inveterate has 4 syllables: in-vet-e-rate. The stress falls on "vet". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈvɛtɚət/.

What is another word for inveterate?

Close synonyms include chronic, chronically. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is inveterate a common word?

inveterate is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for inveterate come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.