ineluctable

ineluctable

not to be avoided or overcome; inescapable
Not to be confused with:unelectable – not capable of, or having a reasonable chance of getting elected, as to public office

in·e·luc·ta·ble

I0120200 (ĭn′ĭ-lŭk′tə-bəl)adj. Not to be avoided or escaped; inevitable: "Those war plans rested on a belief in the ineluctable superiority of the offense over the defense" (Jack Beatty).

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[Latin inēluctābilis : in-, not; see in-¹ + ēluctābilis, penetrable (from ēluctārī, to struggle out of : ex-, ex- + luctārī, to struggle).]

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in′e·luc′ta·bil′i·ty n.in′e·luc′ta·bly adv.

ineluctable

(ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbəl) adj(esp of fate) incapable of being avoided; inescapable[C17: from Latin inēluctābilis, from in-¹ + ēluctārī to escape, from luctārī to struggle] ˌineˌluctaˈbility n ˌineˈluctably adv

in•e•luc•ta•ble

(ˌɪn ɪˈlʌk tə bəl)

adj. incapable of being evaded; inescapable. [1615–25; < Latin inēluctābilis=in- in-³ + ēluctā(rī) surmount] in`e•luc`ta•bil′i•ty, n. in`e•luc′ta•bly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

ineluctable - impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"; "an ineluctable destiny"; "an unavoidable accident"inescapable, unavoidableinevitable - incapable of being avoided or prevented; "the inevitable result"

Translations

inéluctableineluttabile