irresistible
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Alternative forms ===
irresistable (dated)
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin irresistibilis, equivalent to ir- + resistible.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈzɪs.tə.bəl/
=== Adjective ===
irresistible (comparative more irresistible, superlative most irresistible)
Impossible to resist.
Compellingly attractive.
==== Synonyms ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== Translations ====
== Asturian ==
=== Adjective ===
irresistible (epicene, plural irresistibles)
irresistible
Antonym: resistible
=== Further reading ===
“irresistible”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
From ir- + resistible.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [i.rə.zisˈtib.blə]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [i.re.zisˈti.ble]
IPA(key): (Northwestern) [i.re.zisˈtib.ble]
=== Adjective ===
irresistible m or f (masculine and feminine plural irresistibles)
irresistible
Antonym: resistible
==== Derived terms ====
irresistiblement
=== Further reading ===
“irresistible”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“irresistible”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“irresistible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “irresistible”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
== Galician ==
=== Alternative forms ===
irresistíbel
irresistível (reintegrationist)
=== Adjective ===
irresistible m or f (plural irresistibles)
irresistible
Antonyms: resistible, resistíbel
==== Derived terms ====
irresistiblemente
=== Further reading ===
“irresistible”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From ir- + resistible.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /iresisˈtible/ [i.re.sisˈt̪i.β̞le]
Rhymes: -ible
Syllabification: i‧rre‧sis‧ti‧ble
=== Adjective ===
irresistible m or f (masculine and feminine plural irresistibles)
irresistible
Antonym: resistible
==== Derived terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“irresistible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025