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    inevitability
    /ɪnˌɛvɪtəˈbɪlɪti/

    noun

    • 1. the quality of being certain to happen: "there was an air of inevitability about the outcome"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINEVITABILITY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    INEVITABILITY definition: 1. the fact of being certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented: 2. the fact of being…. Learn more.

  3. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › inevitabilityInevitability - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Whether you’re referring to someone else’s downfall, to your fate, or to the sunrise, you can use the noun inevitability to say that something is just bound to happen. Inevitability is related to the Latin word evitare, meaning “avoid.”

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › inevitabilityInevitability Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : incapable of being avoided or evaded. an inevitable outcome. inevitability. i-ˌne-və-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē. noun. inevitableness. i-ˈne-və-tə-bəl-nəs. noun. Did you know? Absolutely Inevitable (Or Not) Inevitable can occasionally be found used as a noun (“the inevitable had come to pass”), but more frequently it is encountered as an adjective.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishINEVITABILITY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    The inevitability of something is the fact that it is certain to happen and cannot be.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishINEVITABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    INEVITABLE definition: 1. certain to happen and unable to be avoided or prevented: 2. something that is certain to happen…. Learn more.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishinevitability noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    noun. /ɪnˌevɪtəˈbɪləti/ [uncountable, countable] (plural inevitabilities) the fact that something cannot be avoided or prevented. the inevitability of death. There was an inevitability about their defeat. one of the inevitabilities of life. Join us.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › inevitabilityInevitability - definition of inevitability by The Free ...

    Define inevitability. inevitability synonyms, inevitability pronunciation, inevitability translation, English dictionary definition of inevitability. adj. 1. Impossible to avoid or prevent; certain to happen. See Synonyms at certain. 2. Invariably occurring or appearing; predictable: the inevitable...

  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › inevitabilityinevitability | meaning of inevitability in Longman Dictionary of...

    inevitability meaning, definition, what is inevitability: the fact that something is certain to ha...: Learn more.

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › inevitabilityinevitability - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    in•ev•i•ta•bly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024. in•ev•i•ta•ble (in ev′ i tə bəl), adj. 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. n. that which is unavoidable.

  11. www.oed.com › dictionary › inevitability_ninevitability, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    OED's earliest evidence for inevitability is from 1649, in the writing of Jeremy Taylor, Church of Ireland bishop of Down and Connor and religious writer. inevitability is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: inevitable adj. See etymology.