immancabile

Italian

Etymology

From im- +‎ mancare (“to miss”) +‎ -abile. Compare French immanquable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /im.manˈka.bi.le/
• Rhymes: -abile
• Hyphenation: im‧man‧cà‧bi‧le

Adjective

immancabile (plural immancabili)

1. that cannot be missed out on; unmissable

   Synonym: imperdibile

   l'immancabile cenone di fine d'anno ― the must-attend end-of-year dinner

2. that always imposes its presence; that is difficult to miss or not notice; ever-present; unmissable

   è arrivato il direttore con l'immancabile caposquadra

   the director arrived with his ever-present foreman

3. inevitable

   Synonym: inevitabile

   • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

     Per lei, l'immancabile sconfitto dell'individuo non era una legge di natura.

     She would not accept it as a law of nature that the individual is always defeated.

     (literally, “For her, the inevitable defeat of the individual was not a law of nature.”)

Derived terms

• immancabilmente
• immancabilità