Meaning of irresistible in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˌɪ(r)rəˈzɪstəb(ə)l/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   irresistible

   Definitions

   1. overpoweringly attractive

   Examples

   • « irresistible beauty »

   Synonyms

   • attractive

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? »

   Synonyms

   • overpowering
   • overwhelming

   Antonyms

   • resistible