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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin irresistibilis, equivalent to ir- + resistible.
Pronunciation
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.
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Translations
Asturian
Adjective
irresistible (epicene, plural irresistibles)
- irresistible
Antonyms
Catalan
Etymology
From ir- + resistible.
Pronunciation
Adjective
irresistible m or f (masculine and feminine plural irresistibles)
- irresistible
- Antonym: resistible
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Galician
Adjective
irresistible m or f (plural irresistibles)
- irresistible
- Antonyms: resistible, resistíbel
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Spanish
Etymology
From ir- + resistible.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iresisˈtible/
- Rhymes: -ible
- Syllabification: i‧rre‧sis‧ti‧ble
Adjective
irresistible m or f (masculine and feminine plural irresistibles)
- irresistible
- Antonym: resistible
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