I. ə̇ˈnevəd.əbəl, -v(ə)təb- adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin inevitabilis, from in- in- (I) + evitabilis evitable — more at evitable
1. : incapable of being avoided or evaded
inevitable result
inevitable day of reckoning
: being or seeming to be in the natural order of things or foreordained
inevitable phrase
landscape, as an inevitable expression of the Romantic spirit — F.J.Mather
once we admit … that war is natural and inevitable — Vera M. Dean
2. : certain to occur or to confront one
allowing for the inevitable delays of such a journey
the inevitable gas stations at every crossroad
over the pine mantel … were the inevitable antlers — Gertrude Atherton
• in·ev·i·ta·ble·ness -nə̇s noun -es
• in·ev·i·ta·bly -blē, -bli adverb
II. noun
( -s )
: something that is inevitable
should the symptoms of aging be studied as the natural inevitables of a cyclic process — Louis Berman