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ineluctable

[ in-i-luhk-tuh-buh l ]
/ ˌɪn ɪˈlʌk tə bəl /
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adjective

incapable of being evaded; inescapable: an ineluctable destiny.

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RELATED WORDS

inescapable, inevitable, unavoidable

Nearby words

  1. inelegance,
  2. inelegancy,
  3. inelegant,
  4. ineligible,
  5. ineloquent,
  6. ineludible,
  7. inenarrable,
  8. inept,
  9. ineptitude,
  10. ineptly

Origin of ineluctable

1615–25; < Latin inēluctābilis, equivalent to in- in-3 + ēluctā(rī) to force a way out or over, surmount (ē- e-1 + luctārī to wrestle) + -bilis -ble
Related formsin·e·luc·ta·bil·i·ty, nounin·e·luc·ta·bly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for ineluctable

ineluctable

/ (ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbəl) /

adjective

(esp of fate) incapable of being avoided; inescapable
Derived Formsineluctability, nounineluctably, adverb

Word Origin for ineluctable

C17: from Latin inēluctābilis, from in- 1 + ēluctārī to escape, from luctārī to struggle
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Word Origin and History for ineluctable

ineluctable

adj.

"not to be escaped by struggling," 1620s, from Latin ineluctabilis "unavoidable, inevitable," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + eluctari "to struggle out of," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + luctari "to struggle" (see reluctance).

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