Inevitável
Example: O envelhecimento é um processo inevitável da vida humana.
Definition
"Inevitável" describes something that cannot be avoided or prevented, certain to happen regardless of any efforts to stop it. For example, aging is an inevitable process in human life, meaning it is bound to occur naturally and unchangeably.
Etymology
The word "inevitável" comes from the Latin 'inevitabilis', formed by the prefix 'in-' meaning 'not' and 'evitabilis', meaning 'avoidable'. So, "inevitável" literally means 'not avoidable'. Did you know this word highlights certainty and the impossibility of escape from an event or outcome?
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