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Webster 1913 Edition
Irresistible
Irˊre-sist′i-ble
,Adj.
[Pref.
ir-
not + resistible
: cf. F. irrésistible
.] That can not be successfully resisted or opposed; superior to opposition; resistless; overpowering;
as, an
. irresistible
attractionAn
irresistible
law of our nature impels us to seek happiness. J. M. Mason.
Definition 2024
irresistible
irresistible
See also: irrésistible
English
Adjective
irresistible (comparative more irresistible, superlative most irresistible)
- Not able to be resisted.
- 2013 September 14, Jane Shilling, “The Golden Thread: the Story of Writing, by Ewan Clayton, review [print edition: Illuminating language]”, in The Daily Telegraph (Review), page R29:
- Though his account of written communication over the past 5,000 years necessarily has a powerful forward momentum, his diversions down the fascinating byways of the subject are irresistible ...
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Derived terms
Translations
not able to be resisted
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Catalan
Etymology
ir- + resistible
Adjective
irresistible m, f (masculine and feminine plural irresistibles)
Antonyms
Derived terms
Galician
Alternative forms
Adjective
irresistible m, f (plural irresistibles)
Antonyms
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
ir- + resistible
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.re.sisˈti.β̞le/
Adjective
irresistible m, f (plural irresistibles)