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ineluctable

 
Dictionary: in·e·luc·ta·ble
(ĭn'ĭ-lŭk'tə-bəl) pronunciation
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).

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

ineluctability in'e·luc'ta·bil'i·ty n.
ineluctably in'e·luc'ta·bly adv.

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IN BRIEF: Certain, inevitable.

pronunciation Those war plans rested on a belief in the ineluctable superiority of the offense over the defense. — Jack Beatty

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: impossible to avoid or evade:"inescapable conclusion"
  Synonyms: inescapable, unavoidable


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uundgåelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onontkoombaar

Français (French)
adj. - inéluctable, inévitable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unaufhaltbar, unentrinnbar, unvermeidlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αναπόδραστος, αναπόφευκτος

Italiano (Italian)
ineluttabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - inevitável

Русский (Russian)
неотвратимый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ineludible, inevitable

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ofrånkomlig, obönhörlig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不可避免的, 无法逃避的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不可避免的, 無法逃避的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 불가피한, 불가항력의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不可抗力の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعذر تغييره أو مقاومته‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נגזר, שאין מנוס מפניו, שאי-אפשר להתגבר עליו‬


 
 
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