inveteracy

American  

[in-vet-er-uh-see] / ɪnˈvɛt ər ə si /

noun

1. the quality or state of being inveterate or deeply ingrained.

   the inveteracy of people's prejudices.

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Etymology

Origin of inveteracy

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

Example Sentences

In 1878, a commentator in the newspaper Isafold called turf houses a “national vice, a ruinous inveteracy and senseless adherence to ancient customs.”

From Slate • Aug. 28, 2015

The more distinguished the person, the greater the inveteracy of these foes of human nature.

From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Adams, Abigail

He was to be seen for a year on the Salem wharves, smoking the best tobacco and eying the seaward horizon with an inveteracy which superficial minds interpreted as a sign of repentance.

From Roderick Hudson by James, Henry

He had not calculated either the strength or inveteracy of his enemies, or the changeableness of that public opinion on which he relied.

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Black, Robert

Their inveteracy, however, was principally directed against the Roman commerce, and the Romans themselves.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William