different between inexorable vs hardened

English

Etymology

From Middle French inexorable, from Latin inex?r?bilis (“relentless, inexorable”) (or directly from the Latin word), from in- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + ex?r?bilis (“that may be moved or persuaded by entreaty; exorable”). Ex?r?bilis is derived from ex?r?re (from ex?r? (“to persuade, win over; to beg, entreat, plead”), from ex- (prefix meaning ‘out of’) + ?r? (“to beg, entreat, plead, pray; to deliver a speech, orate”), from ?s (“mouth”), from Proto-Indo-European *h?éh?os (“mouth”)) + -bilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n??ks???b?l/, /?n??ks??b(?)l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??n?ks??b(?)l/
• Hyphenation: in?ex?or?a?ble

Adjective

inexorable (comparative more inexorable, superlative most inexorable)

1. Impossible to prevent or stop; inevitable. [from mid 16th c.]

   Synonyms: implacable, ineluctable, inescapable, unpreventable, unrelenting, unstoppable; see also Thesaurus:inevitable

   Antonym: exorable
2. Unable to be persuaded; relentless; unrelenting. [from mid 16th c.]

   Antonym: exorable
3. Adamant; severe.

   Antonym: exorable

Derived terms

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References

Further reading

• inexorable in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• inexorable in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inexorabilis.

Adjective

inexorable (masculine and feminine plural inexorables)

1. inexorable

Derived terms

• inexorablement

Further reading

• “inexorable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “inexorable” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “inexorable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “inexorable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inex?r?bilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.n??.z?.?abl/

Adjective

inexorable (plural inexorables)

1. inexorable

   Synonym: inéluctable

Derived terms

• inexorabilité
• inexorablement

Further reading

• “inexorable” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inex?r?bilis.

Adjective

inexorable (plural inexorables)

1. inexorable

Related terms

• inexorablemente

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h??dn?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??dn?d/
• Hyphenation: hard?ened

Verb

hardened

1. simple past tense and past participle of harden

Adjective

hardened (comparative more hardened, superlative most hardened)

1. Unfeeling or lacking emotion due to experience; callous.

   The bloody scene could reduce even the most hardened soldier to tears.

2. Firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate.
3. (computing, military) Having extra defences against attack; highly fortified.

   a hardened air base

   a hardened server

Derived terms

• battle-hardened
• radiation-hardened
• unhardened

Translations

Anagrams

• adherend, deharden