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inevitableness


Meanings
  • noun

    The quality of being unavoidable or certain to happen.

    - "The inevitableness of death is a fact of life."
    - "The inevitableness of taxes is a source of frustration for many people."

Rhymes
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unpreventable , inevitableable , unavoidable , unpreventableable
Variants
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inevitabilities , inevitability , inevitable , inevitableness , inevitablenesses
Etymology
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From Old French inevitable, from in- 'not' + evitable 'capable of being avoided'.


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  1. The word 'inevitableness' contains the word 'inevitable' twice.

  2. In the Bible, the book of Ecclesiastes states, 'There is nothing new under the sun. Is there anything of which one might say, 'See this, it is new'? It has already been, in the ages before us.' (Ecclesiastes 1:10) This quote speaks to the inevitability of the cycle of life and the passing of time.


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  1. Fate: The belief that certain events are predestined to happen and cannot be changed.

  2. Determinism: The philosophical belief that all events, including moral choices, are determined completely by previously existing causes.


Quotes
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  1. The Vikings disappeared, but the Inuit survived, proving that human survival in Greenland was not impossible and the Vikings' disappearance not "inevitable".

    - Jared M. Diamond,{it}Collapse{/it},2005
  2. In a society that has gold-plated everything from hubcaps to teeth, it was perhaps "inevitable" that someone would find a way to add some bling to bacteria.

    - Zach Zorich,{it}Discover{/it},February 2006
  3. The captain of archers fidgeted and coughed and rolled his eyes at his men, as if such cupidity and dishonor were an "inevitable" but minor aspect of the human predicament …

    - Michael Chabon,{it}New York Times Magazine{/it},6 May 2007

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In literature, the inevitableness of fate or destiny is a common theme in tragedies and epics. In philosophy, the concept of inevitableness is closely related to determinism and fatalism.

How to Memorize "inevitableness"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a clock ticking inexorably forward, representing the inevitableness of time passing.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word with the image of a boulder rolling down a hill, gaining momentum and eventually reaching the bottom.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember the acronym I-N-E-V-I-T-A-B-L-E: 'Inevitable' - Something that cannot be avoided or stopped; 'Necessary' - Something required; 'Eventual' - Something that will eventually happen; 'Virtually' - Almost certain to occur; 'Inevitableable' - A made-up word to help remember the definition.


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