The difference between Inveterate and Transient
When used as adjectives, inveterate means firmly established from having been around for a long time, whereas transient means passing or disappearing with time.
Inveterate is also verb with the meaning: to fix and settle after a long time.
Transient is also noun with the meaning: something which is transient.
check bellow for the other definitions of Inveterate and Transient
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Inveterate as an adjective:
firmly established from having been around for a long time; of long standing
Examples:
"an inveterate disease"
"an inveterate habit"
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Inveterate as an adjective (of a person):
Having had a habit for a long time
Examples:
"an inveterate idler"
"an inveterate smoker"
"an inveterate traveller"
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Inveterate as an adjective:
Malignant; virulent; spiteful.
Examples:
"rfquotek H. Brooke"
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Inveterate as a verb (obsolete):
To fix and settle after a long time; to entrench.
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Transient as an adjective:
Passing or disappearing with time; transitory.
Examples:
"a transient pleasure"
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Transient as an adjective:
Remaining for only a brief time.
Examples:
"a transient view of a landscape"
"a transient disease"
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Transient as an adjective (physics):
Decaying with time, especially exponentially.
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Transient as an adjective (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a [[state]]):
having a positive probability of being left and never being visited again.
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Transient as an adjective:
Occasional; isolated; one-off
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Transient as an adjective:
Passing through; passing from one person to another.
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Transient as an adjective (music):
Intermediate.
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Transient as an adjective (philosophy):
Operating beyond itself; having an external effect.
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Transient as a noun:
Something which is transient.
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Transient as a noun (physics):
A transient phenomenon, especially an electric current; a very brief surge.
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Transient as a noun (acoustics):
A relatively loud, non-repeating signal in an audio waveform which occurs very quickly, such as the attack of a snare drum.
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Transient as a noun:
A person who passes through a place for a short time; a traveller; a migrant worker
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Transient as a noun:
An unhoused person