irresistible

See also: irrésistible

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin irresistibilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈzɪs.tə.bəl/

Adjective

irresistible (comparative more irresistible, superlative most irresistible)

  1. 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 ...
  2. Compellingly attractive.

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Translations

Asturian

Adjective

irresistible (epicene, plural irresistibles)

  1. irresistible

Antonyms

Catalan

Etymology

From ir- + resistible.

Pronunciation

Adjective

irresistible m or f (masculine and feminine plural irresistibles)

  1. irresistible
    Antonym: resistible

Derived terms

Galician

Alternative forms

Adjective

irresistible m or f (plural irresistibles)

  1. irresistible
    Antonyms: resistible, resistíbel

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)

  1. irresistible
    Antonym: resistible

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