irresistible
See also: irrésistible
English
Alternative forms
- irresistable (dated)
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin irresistibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈzɪs.tə.bəl/
Adjective
irresistible (comparative more irresistible, superlative most irresistible)
- Impossible to resist.
- 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 ...
- Compellingly attractive.
Translations
not able to be resisted
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Catalan
Etymology
From ir- + resistible.
Pronunciation
Adjective
irresistible m or f (masculine and feminine plural irresistibles)
- irresistible
- Antonym: resistible
Derived terms
Galician
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
From ir- + resistible.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iresisˈtible/ [i.re.sisˈt̪i.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -ible
- Syllabification: i‧rre‧sis‧ti‧ble
Adjective
irresistible m or f (masculine and feminine plural irresistibles)
- irresistible
- Antonym: resistible
Derived terms
Further reading
- “irresistible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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