Meaning of irresistible in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌɪ(r)rəˈzɪstəb(ə)l/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    irresistible

    Definitions

    1. overpoweringly attractive

    Examples

    • « irresistible beauty »

    Synonyms

  2. Qualitative Adjective

    irresistible

    Etymology

    late 16th century: from medieval Latin irresistibilis, from in-‘not’ + resistibilis (from resistere‘resist’)

    Definitions

    1. impossible to resist

    Examples

    • « overpowering »
    • « irresistible (or resistless) impulses »
    • « what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object? »

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Famous quotes

  • « There were points in my life where I felt oddly irresistible to women. I'm not in that state now and that makes me sad. »
    Jack Nicholson
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  • « In mid-life the man wants to see how irresistible he still is to younger women. How they turn their hearts to stone and more or less commit a murder of their marriage I just don't know, but they do. »
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  • « Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired. »
    Robert Frost

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