Word of the Day: Ineluctable
ADJECTIVE
1. Unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable.
Example Sentences.
1. "As city council members, we need to acknowledge that change in our community is ineluctable."
2. "The logs were caught in the ineluctable flow of the river."
3. "It seemed ineluctable that Francesca's childhood hobby would turn into a career as an artist."
Word Origin.
Latin, early 17th century
This adjective originated from the Latin word "ineluctabilis," which results from a combination of the words "in" ("not") and "eluctari" ("struggle out"). Something ineluctable is unable to be escaped — such as the passage of time — while its opposite would be something avoidable or preventable.
ADJECTIVE
1. Unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable.
Example Sentences.
1. "As city council members, we need to acknowledge that change in our community is ineluctable."
2. "The logs were caught in the ineluctable flow of the river."
3. "It seemed ineluctable that Francesca's childhood hobby would turn into a career as an artist."
Word Origin.
Latin, early 17th century
This adjective originated from the Latin word "ineluctabilis," which results from a combination of the words "in" ("not") and "eluctari" ("struggle out"). Something ineluctable is unable to be escaped — such as the passage of time — while its opposite would be something avoidable or preventable.
Word of the Day: Ineluctable
ADJECTIVE
1. Unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable.
Example Sentences.
1. "As city council members, we need to acknowledge that change in our community is ineluctable."
2. "The logs were caught in the ineluctable flow of the river."
3. "It seemed ineluctable that Francesca's childhood hobby would turn into a career as an artist."
Word Origin.
Latin, early 17th century
This adjective originated from the Latin word "ineluctabilis," which results from a combination of the words "in" ("not") and "eluctari" ("struggle out"). Something ineluctable is unable to be escaped — such as the passage of time — while its opposite would be something avoidable or preventable.
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