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un-avoidable
un·a·void·a·ble
/
ˌʌn
əˈvɔɪ
də
bəl
/
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voi
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uh
-b
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adjective
unable to be avoided; inevitable:
an unavoidable delay.
Origin:
1570–80;
un-
1
+
avoidable
Related forms
un·a·void·a·bil·i·ty,
un·a·void·a·ble·ness,
noun
un·a·void·a·bly,
adverb
Synonyms
inescapable, unpreventable, fated, sure, certain.
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unavoidable
(ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
unable to be avoided; inevitable
2.
law
not capable of being declared null and void
unavoida'bility
—
n
una'voidableness
—
n
una'voidably
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Un-avoidable
is always a great word to know.
So is
ninnyhammer
. Does it mean:
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gobo
. Does it mean:
So is
quincunx
. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
unavoidable
1577, from
un-
(1) "not" +
avoid
+
-able
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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