irresistible

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ir·re·sis·ti·ble

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(ĭr'ĭ-zĭs'tə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Impossible to resist: an irresistible impulse to sneeze.
  2. Having an overpowering appeal: irresistible beauty.
irresistibility ir're·sis'ti·bil'i·ty or ir're·sis'ti·ble·ness n.
irresistibly ir're·sis'ti·bly adv.


meaning 'that cannot be resisted', is spelt -ible, not -able. See -able, -ible.

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adj

Definition: compelling; inescapable
Antonyms: avoidable, escapable, resistible

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Overpoweringly attractive.

pronunciation Don't be troubled if the temptation to give advice is irresistible; the ability to ignore it is universal. — Unknown

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Misspellings:

irresistible

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Common misspelling(s) of irresistible

  • iresistable
  • iresistible
  • irresistable

Translations:

Irresistible

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uimodståelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
onweerstaanbaar

Français (French)
adj. - irrésistible

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unwiderstehlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ακαταμάχητος, ακατανίκητος, ασυγκράτητος

Italiano (Italian)
irresistibile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - irresistível

Русский (Russian)
непреодолимый, неопровержимый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - irresistible

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oemotståndlig, bedårande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不可抵抗的, 不能压制的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不可抵抗的, 不能壓制的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 저항할 수 없는, 못 견디게 매혹적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 抵抗できない, とても魅力的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) لا يقاوم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שאין לעמוד בפניו, מגרה ביותר‬


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