ineluctable

  • 1inéluctable — [ inelyktabl ] adj. • v. 1790; h. 1509; lat. ineluctabilis, de eluctari « échapper en luttant » ♦ Contre quoi il est impossible de lutter; qu on ne peut éluder, empêcher, éviter. ⇒ fatal, immanquable, inévitable. Destin, fatalité, sort… …

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  • 2Ineluctable — In e*luc ta*ble, a. [L. ineluctabilis; pref. in not + eluctabilis to be surmounted, fr. eluctari to struggle out of, to surmount: cf. F. in[ e]luctable. See {Eluctate}.] Not to be overcome by struggling; irresistible; inescapable; inevitable. Bp …

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  • 3ineluctable — adjetivo 1. Uso/registro: elevado. Que no se puede evitar: El destino es ineluctable, no se puede luchar contra él. Sinónimo: inevitable, ineludible, insoslayable …

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  • 4ineluctable — [in΄i luk′tə bəl] adj. [L ineluctabilis < in , not + eluctabilis, that can be resisted by struggling < eluctari, to struggle < ex , out + luctari, to struggle < IE base * leug , to bend > LOCK1, Gr lygos, supple twig] not to be… …

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  • 5ineluctable — index inevitable, irrevocable, necessary (inescapable), requisite, unavoidable (inevitable) Burton s Legal Thesaurus …

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  • 6ineluctable — (adj.) not to be escaped by struggling, 1620s, from L. ineluctabilis unavoidable, inevitable, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + eluctari to struggle out of, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + luctari …

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  • 7ineluctable — *inevitable, inescapable, unescapable, unavoidable Analogous words: *certain, inevitable, necessary Contrasted words: escapable, avoidable, evadable or evasible, elud ible (see corresponding verbs at ESCAPE): *doubtful, dubious, questionable:… …

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  • 8ineluctable — (Del lat. ineluctabĭlis). adj. Dicho de una cosa: Contra la cual no puede lucharse …

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  • 9ineluctable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable. DERIVATIVES ineluctability noun ineluctably adverb. ORIGIN Latin ineluctabilis, from in not + eluctari struggle out …

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  • 10ineluctable — (Del lat. ineluctabilis.) ► adjetivo culto Que no puede ser eludido o evitado: ■ aborrece su ineluctable presencia. SINÓNIMO ineludible * * * ineluctable (cult.) adj. *Ineludible o *inevitable. ⇒ Eluctable. * * * ineluctable. (Del lat.… …

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