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10 Language-to-English DictionariesInevitability
/ɪˌnev.ɪˈtæb.ə.ti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being certain to happen and impossible to avoid.
"Faced with the inevitability of defeat, the general decided to negotiate a peaceful surrender." - 2
An event or outcome that is certain to occur.
"Technological change is often viewed as an inevitability of the modern era."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'inevitabilis', combining the prefix 'in-' (meaning 'not') and 'evitare' (meaning 'to avoid' or 'shun'). It entered the English language in the late 16th century, retaining its core classical sense of something impossible to evade or prevent.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Inevitability" is said worldwide
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inévitabilité
Transliteration: inévitabilité
"Il a accepté l'inévitabilité du changement."
Unvermeidlichkeit
Transliteration: Unvermeidlichkeit
"Niemand konnte die Unvermeidlichkeit dieser Krise leugnen."
inevitabilità
Transliteration: inevitabilità
"Dobbiamo accettare l'inevitabilità della situazione."
inevitabilidad
Transliteration: inevitabilidad
"Comprendieron la inevitabilidad del fracaso."
inevitabilidade
Transliteration: inevitabilidade
"Ele aceitou a inevitabilidade da mudança."
अपरिवहार्यता
Transliteration: aparivharyata
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उन्होंने बदलाव की अनिवार्यता को स्वीकार किया।"
不可避免性
Transliteration: bù kě bì miǎn xìng
Script: 中文汉字
"每个人都必须面对死亡的不可避免性。"
불가피성
Transliteration: bulgapiseong
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 그 변화의 불가피성을 인정해야 한다."
不可避性
Transliteration: fukahisei
Script: 日本語
"彼はその結果の不可避性を悟った。"
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