a confirmed bachelor
21confirmed — adjective firmly established in a habit, belief, or way of life: a confirmed bachelor …
22confirmed — adjective a confirmed bachelor/alcoholic/vegetarian etc someone who seems completely happy with the way of life they have chosen …
23confirmed — con•firmed [[t]kənˈfɜrmd[/t]] adj. 1) made certain as to truth, accuracy, validity, etc 2) settled; ratified 3) firmly established in a habit or condition; inveterate: a confirmed bachelor[/ex] 4) given additional determination; made resolute 5)… …
24Bachelor Party (Angel) — Infobox Television episode Title = Bachelor Party Series = Angel Doyle s ex wife s bland fiancé, Richard. Caption = {Caption|} Season = 1 Episode = 7 Airdate = November 16, 1999 Production = 1ADH07 Writer = Tracy Stern Director = David Straiton… …
25bachelor — n. a confirmed; eligible bachelor * * * [ bætʃ(ə)lə] eligible bachelor a confirmed …
26confirmed — adj. Confirmed is used with these nouns: ↑bachelor, ↑case, ↑sighting …
27Eligible bachelor — An eligible bachelor is a bachelor considered to be a particularly desirable potential husband, usually due to wealth, or social status. Robin Lakoff explains that the term indicates an inequality between men and women, as an eligible bachelor… …
28old bachelor — noun A rather elderly or confirmed bachelor • • • Main Entry: ↑old …
29inveterate — inveterate, confirmed, chronic, deep seated, deep rooted are comparable when meaning so firmly established or settled that change is almost impossible. Inveterate applies especially to something which has persisted so long and so obstinately that …
30inveterate — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin inveteratus, from past participle of inveterare to age (v.t.), from in + veter , vetus old more at wether Date: 14th century 1. firmly established by long persistence < the inveterate tendency to… …
