irresistible

B2 Topic:Describing Qualities
US /ˌɪɹ.ɪˈzɪs.tə.bəl/
adj Freq #11078

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    So attractive or tempting that you cannot say no to it

    The smell of fresh bread was irresistible.

  2. 2
    adj

    Too strong or powerful to be stopped or resisted

    She felt an irresistible urge to laugh.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adj · too strong or powerful to... resistless
Word family
Derived forms irresistibilityirresistiblenessirresistiblysuperirresistible

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin irresistibilis, equivalent to ir- + resistible.

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