ineluctable

ineluctable
adjective /ɪn.ɪˈlʌk.tə.bəl/
Impossible to avoid or escape; inescapable, irresistible.

God indeed (if it please him) can by his absolute power over his Creature, make him act this thing, or take that thing, by ineluctable Necessity, and whether he will or no.

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  • inéluctable — [ 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… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Ineluctable — 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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

  • ineluctable — [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… …   English World dictionary

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

  • ineluctable — (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 …   Etymology dictionary

  • ineluctable — *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:… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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

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

  • ineluctable — (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.… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • ineluctable — {{#}}{{LM I21689}}{{〓}} {{SynI22240}} {{[}}ineluctable{{]}} ‹i·ne·luc·ta·ble› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} Que no se puede evitar: • La muerte es el final ineluctable de todo ser vivo.{{○}} {{★}}{{\}}ETIMOLOGÍA:{{/}} Del latín ineluctabilis. {{#}}{{LM… …   Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

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