1 a unavoidable; sure to happen. b that is bound to occur or appear.
2 colloq. that is tiresomely familiar.
3 (of character-drawing, the development of a plot, etc.) so true to nature etc. as to preclude alternative treatment or solution; convincing.
Derivatives:
inevitability n. inevitableness n. inevitably adv.
Etymology: L inevitabilis (as IN-(1), evitare avoid)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.