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inevitability

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in·ev·i·ta·ble  (n-v-t-bl)
adj.
1. Impossible to avoid or prevent. See Synonyms at certain.
2. Invariably occurring or appearing; predictable: the inevitable changes of the seasons.

in·evi·ta·bili·ty n.
in·evi·ta·bly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.inevitability - the quality of being unavoidable
sure thing, certainty, foregone conclusion - something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"

inevitability
noun
1. certainty, fate, shoo-in (U.S. & Canad.) Success is an inevitability for us.
2. sureness, ineluctability, inexorability or inexorableness, unavoidability or unavoidableness the inevitability of death
Proverbs
"One does not argue against the sun"
Translations
inevitability [ɪnˌevɪtəˈbɪlɪtɪ] Ninevitabilidad f
inevitability [ɪnˌɛvɪtəˈbɪlɪti] n [fate, result, death] → caractère m inévitable
the inevitability of change → le caractère inévitable du changement
it is an inevitability → c'est inévitable
inevitability
nUnvermeidlichkeit f
inevitability [ɪnˌɛvɪtəˈbɪlɪtɪ] ninevitabilità
inevitability [ɪnˌɛvɪtəˈbɪlɪtɪ] ninevitabilità


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Pierre began to feel a sense of uneasiness, and the need, even the inevitability, of entering into conversation with this stranger.
His whole life had been spent in administrative work, and consequently, when he did not approve of anything, his disapproval was softened by the recognition of the inevitability of mistakes and the possibility of reform in every department.
What to my backward glance seems startling and a little awful is their punctualness and inevitability.
 
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