"irresistible" meaning in English

See irresistible in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈzɪs.tə.bəl/ Forms: more irresistible [comparative], most irresistible [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Medieval Latin irresistibilis, equivalent to ir- + resistible. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ML.|irresistibilis}} Medieval Latin irresistibilis Head templates: {{en-adj}} irresistible (comparative more irresistible, superlative most irresistible)
  1. Impossible to resist. Translations (not able to be resisted): ἀνυπόστατος (anupóstatos) (Ancient Greek), irresistible (Asturian), неотразим (neotrazim) (Bulgarian), неудържим (neudǎržim) (Bulgarian), irresistible (Catalan), 不可抗拒 (bùkěkàngjù) (Chinese Mandarin), neodolatelný [masculine] (Czech), onweerstaanbaar (Dutch), nerezistebla (Esperanto), vastustamaton (Finnish), irrésistible (French), irresistible (Galician), irresistíbel (Galician), unwiderstehlich (German), ακαταμάχητος (akatamáchitos) (Greek), ellenállhatatlan (Hungarian), irresistibile (Italian), 逆らえない (sakaraenai) (Japanese), 抗えない (aragaenai) (Japanese), neuhassooagh-noi (Manx), mōtohe (Maori), uimotståelig (Norwegian Bokmål), uimotståeleg (Norwegian Nynorsk), nieodparty [masculine] (Polish), irresistível (Portuguese), irezistibil [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), неотрази́мый (neotrazímyj) (Russian), irresistible (Spanish), oemotståndlig (Swedish), không thể cưỡng lại (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-irresistible-en-adj-TfZ3xbKf Disambiguation of 'not able to be resisted': 61 39
  2. Compellingly attractive.
    Sense id: en-irresistible-en-adj-b3mpYvmS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 21 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: irresistable [dated] Derived forms: irresistibility, irresistible grace, irresistibleness, irresistibly

Alternative forms

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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "not able to be resisted",
      "word": "ellenállhatatlan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "not able to be resisted",
      "word": "irresistibile"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sakaraenai",
      "sense": "not able to be resisted",
      "word": "逆らえない"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "aragaenai",
      "sense": "not able to be resisted",
      "word": "抗えない"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "not able to be resisted",
      "word": "neuhassooagh-noi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "not able to be resisted",
      "word": "mōtohe"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "not able to be resisted",
      "word": "uimotståelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "not able to be resisted",
      "word": "uimotståeleg"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "not able to be resisted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nieodparty"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "not able to be resisted",
      "word": "irresistível"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "not able to be resisted",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "irezistibil"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "neotrazímyj",
      "sense": "not able to be resisted",
      "word": "неотрази́мый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "not able to be resisted",
      "word": "irresistible"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "not able to be resisted",
      "word": "oemotståndlig"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "not able to be resisted",
      "word": "không thể cưỡng lại"
    }
  ],
  "word": "irresistible"
}

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