inveteracy

== English == === Noun === inveteracy (countable and uncountable, plural inveteracies) The state of being inveterate; long continuance; firmness or deep-rooted persistence. ==== Antonyms ==== transience === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “inveteracy”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “inveteracy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.