Definitions for inevitable
ɪnˈɛv ɪ tə bəlin·evitable

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 4 votes

1. inevitableadjective

   an unavoidable event

   "don't argue with the inevitable"

2. inevitableadjective

   incapable of being avoided or prevented

   "the inevitable result"

3. inevitableadjective

   invariably occurring or appearing

   "the inevitable changes of the seasons"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. inevitablenoun

   Something that is predictable, or cannot be avoided.

2. inevitableadjective

   impossible to avoid or prevent

   We were going so fast that the collision was inevitable.

3. inevitableadjective

   predictable, or always happening

   My outburst met with the inevitable punishment.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. INEVITABLEadjective

   Unavoidable; not to be escaped.

   Etymology: inevitable, Fr. inevitabilis, Lat.

   I had a pass with him: he gives me the stuck in with such a mortal motion, that it is inevitable. William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night.

   Fate inevitable
   Subdues us. John Milton.

   Since my inevitable death you know,
   You safely unavailing pity show. John Dryden, Aurengzebe.

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1. Inevitable

   Inevitable is a Latin rock song co-written and performed by Colombian-born singer Shakira, released as the third single from her 1998 multi-platinum album Dónde Están los Ladrones?.

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1. inevitable

   Inevitable refers to something that is certain to happen and cannot be prevented or avoided. It is a condition or outcome that is unavoidable or destined to occur.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inevitableadjective

   not evitable; incapable of being shunned; unavoidable; certain

2. Inevitableadjective

   irresistible

3. Etymology: [L. inevitabilis: cf. F. invitable. See In- not, and Evitable.]

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1. Inevitable

   In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, inevitables are extraplanar magical constructs.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Inevitable

   in-ev′it-a-bl, adj. not able to be evaded or avoided: that cannot be escaped: irresistible.—n. Inev′itableness.—adv. Inev′itably.—The inevitable, that which is sure to happen. [Fr.,—L. inevitabilis—in, not, evitabilis, avoidable—evitāre, to avoid—e, out of, vitāre, to avoid.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'inevitable' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3453

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'inevitable' in Adjectives Frequency: #473

How to pronounce inevitable?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inevitable in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inevitable in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of inevitable in a Sentence

1. Arthur C. Clarke, First on the Moon, 1970:

   A hundred years ago, the electric telegraph made possible - indeed, inevitable - the United States of America. The communications satellite will make equally inevitable a United Nations of Earth; let us hope that the transition period will not be equally bloody.

2. Scott Gottlieb:

   The entire Pacific Rim has less than 1,000 infections a day, people want to say China is lying about the two dozen cases that they’re reporting a day, which I don’t believe they are [lying]. Certainly, the entire Pacific Rim isn’t in on the conspiracy. It isn’t inevitable that we have a raging epidemic.

3. Quintilian:

   When defeat is inevitable, it is wisest to yield.

4. Bill Gates:

   It's a disease that is preventable, treatable and ultimately beatable, but progress against malaria is not inevitable, we hope today marks a turning point.

5. Russell Viner:

   It is not inevitable. We know that countries can turn around their infant mortality rate.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=inevitable
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Inevitable
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=inevitable
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inevitable
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inevitable
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=inevitable
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=inevitable