ineluctability
ɪˈlʌk adjective
incapable of being evaded; inescapable: an ineluctable destiny. Synonyms: inevitable, unavoidable, irrevocable, unpreventable, unstoppable, inexorable. Antonyms: certain, sure, fated.
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ineluctable (ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| (esp of fate) incapable of being avoided; inescapable | |
| [C17: from Latin inēluctābilis, from | |
| inelucta'bility | |
| —n | |
| ine'luctably | |
| —adv | |
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| ineluctable (ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbəl) | |
| —adj | |
| (esp of fate) incapable of being avoided; inescapable | |
| [C17: from Latin inēluctābilis, from | |
| inelucta'bility | |
| —n | |
| ine'luctably | |
| —adv | |
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ineluctable
1623, from L. ineluctabilis "unavoidable, inevitable," from in- "not" + eluctari "to struggle out of," from ex- "out" + luctari "to struggle."
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