inevitable

[in-ev-i-tuh-buh l]

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adjective

unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary: an inevitable conclusion.
sure to occur, happen, or come; unalterable: The inevitable end of human life is death.

noun

that which is unavoidable.

Origin of inevitable

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Latin word inēvītābilis. See in-³, evitable

Related formsin·ev·i·ta·bil·i·ty, in·ev·i·ta·ble·ness, nounin·ev·i·ta·bly, adverbqua·si-in·ev·i·ta·ble, adjectivequa·si-in·ev·i·ta·bly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for inevitability

Contemporary Examples

There has been very little mourning of this dual scalping, just a sense of inevitability.
Is There Life Left in ‘The View’?
Tim Teeman
June 28, 2014
A book from any notable politician has become more an inevitability than an exception.
Churchill Would Be Famous Today on the Strength of His Writing Alone
Anthony Paletta
June 16, 2014
Even to its critics, marriage equality seemed to be taking on the air of inevitability.
The Battle for LGBT Equality Isn’t Over Yet
Gene Robinson
May 25, 2014
On the Internet we call the inevitability of this trope “Rule 63.”
How ‘Battlestar Galactica,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ and FanFiction Conquered Pop Culture
Arthur Chu
May 6, 2014
The epidemiology of polio is simple to understand—as simple as seeing the inevitability of the major crisis we have before us.
U.N. Calls Middle East Polio Outbreak ‘Greatest Polio Challenge in History’
Kent Sepkowitz
April 9, 2014

Historical Examples

Inevitability without content is man's reason in its three forms.
War and Peace
Leo Tolstoy
Election Day came with the inevitability of death and taxes.
Hail to the Chief
Gordon Randall Garrett
The one desire of his life, to do the will of God—The inevitability of the end.
The Last Days of Tolstoy
V. G. Chertkov
She was filled only with a great expectancy, a waiting for the inevitability of life.
The Law Inevitable
Louis Couperus
His soul, in its isolation as she lay on his breast, chose it so, with the soul's inevitability.
Aaron's Rod
D. H. Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for inevitability

inevitable

adjective

unavoidable
sure to happen; certain

noun

the inevitable something that is unavoidable

Derived Formsinevitability or inevitableness, nouninevitably, adverb

Word Origin

C15: from Latin inēvītābilis, from in- 1 + ēvītābilis, from ēvītāre to shun, from vītāre to avoid

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Word Origin and History for inevitability

n.

1640s, from inevitable + -ity.

inevitable

adj.

mid-15c., from Latin inevitabilis "unavoidable," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + evitabilis "avoidable," from evitare "to avoid," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + vitare "shun," originally "go out of the way."

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Examples from the Web for inevitability

Contemporary Examples

There has been very little mourning of this dual scalping, just a sense of inevitability.

A book from any notable politician has become more an inevitability than an exception.

Even to its critics, marriage equality seemed to be taking on the air of inevitability.

On the Internet we call the inevitability of this trope “Rule 63.”

The epidemiology of polio is simple to understand—as simple as seeing the inevitability of the major crisis we have before us.

Historical Examples

Inevitability without content is man's reason in its three forms.

Election Day came with the inevitability of death and taxes.

The one desire of his life, to do the will of God—The inevitability of the end.

She was filled only with a great expectancy, a waiting for the inevitability of life.

His soul, in its isolation as she lay on his breast, chose it so, with the soul's inevitability.

inevitable

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for inevitability

n.

inevitable

adj.

Origin of inevitable