inevitability

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ɪnˌɛvətəˈbɪləti/ UK /ɪnˌɛvɪtəˈbɪlɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the quality of being certain to happen and unavoidable

He came to accept the inevitability of change in his industry.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the quality of being... certaintyunavoidabilityineluctabilitynecessity predestination

Opposites

avoidabilityuncertainty contingency

Word family

Related forms inevitable inevitably evitable

Etymology

From inevitable + -ity, from Latin inevitabilis ('unavoidable'), from in- ('not') + evitabilis ('avoidable'), from evitare ('to avoid'), from ex- ('out') + vitare ('to shun').

inevitabilis Latin vitare Latin

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# inevitability

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˌɛvətəˈbɪləti/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˌɛvɪtəˈbɪlɪti/

## Meanings
1. the quality of being certain to happen and unavoidable

## Examples
- He came to accept the inevitability of change in his industry.

## Synonyms
- certainty
- unavoidability
- ineluctability
- necessity
- predestination

## Antonyms
- avoidability
- uncertainty
- contingency

## Related Forms
- inevitable
- inevitably
- evitable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: inevitabilis
- Root: vitare

## Etymology
From inevitable + -ity, from Latin inevitabilis ('unavoidable'), from in- ('not') + evitabilis ('avoidable'), from evitare ('to avoid'), from ex- ('out') + vitare ('to shun').

## AI Etymology
Inevitability comes from inevitable + -ity, from Latin inevitabilis ('unavoidable'), from in- ('not') + evitabilis ('avoidable'), from evitare ('to avoid'), from ex- ('out') + vitare ('to shun'). The historical trail runs through Latin inevitabilis and Latin vitare. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means the quality of being certain to happen and unavoidable. Related forms include inevitable, inevitably, evitable.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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