Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inevitability

/ɪˌnɛvɪtəˈbɪlɪti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.90 in modern English

Syllables: in-evitabil-i-ty
IPA: /ɪˌnɛvɪtəˈbɪlɪti/

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

7

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being inevitable.

Uncountable

noun

An inevitable condition or outcome.

Countable

Example Sentences

"Now, cramped and outclassed as Euston has become, rebuilding hangs over it with an awful inevitability."
"Smalling’s quick one-two of yellow cards towards the end of the first half had left an air of inevitability about what would follow and, if anything, it was probably a surprise that City restricted themselves to Sergio Agüero’s goal bearing in mind another of United’s defenders, Marcos Rojo, was taken off on a stretcher early in the second half with a dislocated shoulder."
"Surveillance capitalism is a human creation. It lives in history, not in technological inevitability."
"Manchester United's 27-year-old captain cut a distracted and chaotic figure as he endured a personal nightmare, its conclusion with a red card carrying an air of inevitability from the moment he recklessly launched himself at Yussuf Poulsen to pick up an early yellow."

Etymology

Etymology tree English inevitable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English inevitability From inevitable + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

inevitabilities (plural)

Derived Forms

noninevitability

Phrases

point of inevitability

Synonyms

certainty inescapableness necessity sure thing inevitableness

Antonyms

evitability impossibility contingency

Rhymes With

facility stability disability liability inability credibility visibility sustainability eligibility instability vulnerability humility

Questions

How do you pronounce inevitability?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˌnɛvɪtəˈbɪlɪti/.
What does inevitability mean?: The condition of being inevitable.
Where does inevitability come from?: Etymology tree English inevitable Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English inevitability From inevitable + -ity.

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