irresistibleadj.n.

/ɪrɪˈzɪstɪb(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s irresistable, 1600s inresistable.

Etymology: < late Latin irresistibilis (see Quicherat), < ir- (ir- prefix²) + resistĕre to resist v.: see -ible suffix, and compare French irrésistible (admitted by the Academy in 1762). The forms resistable, irresistable were English formations on resist verb.

A. adj.

1. Not resistible; that cannot be withstood; too strong, weighty, or fascinating to be resisted.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > necessity > [adjective] > inevitable > that cannot be denied, refused, or resisted

intolerable?a1475

undeniable1549

insupportable1590

irresisted1596

irresistible1597

unrefusable1600

undeclinable1641

irrejectable1648

irresistless1658

dictating1664

irrecusable1776

unrepulsable1814

irrefusable1880

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] > irresistible

irresistible1597

irresistless1658

α.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. iii. 8 Feare in this kinde doth grow from an apprehension of deitie indued with irresistable power to hurt.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1954) VII. 57 Mine enemy is..a reall, and an irresistible..enemy.

1692 R. South 12 Serm. I. 529 Possibly the grace of God may, in some cases, be irresistible.

1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xii. 347 The power of opinion is irresistible.

1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. ii. i. 125 There was so charming and irresistible a grace about her.

β. 1603 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Hist. Descr. Worlde 95 The irresistable power of the Turk.1650 T. Hobbes De Corpore Politico 7 Inresistable Might in the state of Nature, is Right.1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 126 Can this be hee, That Heroic, that Renown'd, Irresistable S[a] mson? 1755 E. Young Centaur v. 345 That Call irresistable, which every moment should expect; which every fool forgets.

†2. Not to be resisted lawfully: cf. irresistibility n. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > law enforcement > [adjective] > not lawfully resistible

irresistible1643

1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. iii. 121 Our Opposites must grant..all other Magistrates whatsoever, as irresistible..as they say kings are.

B. n.

An irresistible person.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person

knocker1612

attractor1641

gracioso1653

attracter1654

charmer1677

irresistible1774

fascinator1836

stunner1847

high-stepper1852

looker1893

bonzer1897

hot tamale1897

tanger1914

dish1929

head-turner1935

cake1941

the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > irresistibility > irresistible person

irresistible1774

1774 Trinket 36 A sprightly widow, a fine girl, or a society of beaux esprits, are three irresistibles.

1796 C. Smith Marchmont I. 139 One of those irresistibles who are always seen..riding in Hyde-park.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	irresistible
释义	irresistibleadj.n. /ɪrɪˈzɪstɪb(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s irresistable, 1600s inresistable. Etymology: < late Latin irresistibilis (see Quicherat), < ir- (ir- prefix²) + resistĕre to resist v.: see -ible suffix, and compare French irrésistible (admitted by the Academy in 1762). The forms resistable, irresistable were English formations on resist verb. A. adj. 1. Not resistible; that cannot be withstood; too strong, weighty, or fascinating to be resisted. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > necessity > [adjective] > inevitable > that cannot be denied, refused, or resisted intolerable?a1475 undeniable1549 insupportable1590 irresisted1596 irresistible1597 unrefusable1600 undeclinable1641 irrejectable1648 irresistless1658 dictating1664 irrecusable1776 unrepulsable1814 irrefusable1880 the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] > irresistible irresistible1597 irresistless1658 α. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. iii. 8 Feare in this kinde doth grow from an apprehension of deitie indued with irresistable power to hurt. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1954) VII. 57 Mine enemy is..a reall, and an irresistible..enemy. 1692 R. South 12 Serm. I. 529 Possibly the grace of God may, in some cases, be irresistible. 1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xii. 347 The power of opinion is irresistible. 1838 E. Bulwer-Lytton Alice I. ii. i. 125 There was so charming and irresistible a grace about her. β. 1603 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Hist. Descr. Worlde 95 The irresistable power of the Turk.1650 T. Hobbes De Corpore Politico 7 Inresistable Might in the state of Nature, is Right.1671 J. Milton Samson Agonistes 126 Can this be hee, That Heroic, that Renown'd, Irresistable S[a] mson? View more context for this quotation1755 E. Young Centaur v. 345 That Call irresistable, which every moment should expect; which every fool forgets. †2. Not to be resisted lawfully: cf. irresistibility n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > law > law enforcement > [adjective] > not lawfully resistible irresistible1643 1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. iii. 121 Our Opposites must grant..all other Magistrates whatsoever, as irresistible..as they say kings are. B. n. An irresistible person. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [noun] > attractive person knocker1612 attractor1641 gracioso1653 attracter1654 charmer1677 irresistible1774 fascinator1836 stunner1847 high-stepper1852 looker1893 bonzer1897 hot tamale1897 tanger1914 dish1929 head-turner1935 cake1941 the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > irresistibility > irresistible person irresistible1774 1774 Trinket 36 A sprightly widow, a fine girl, or a society of beaux esprits, are three irresistibles. 1796 C. Smith Marchmont I. 139 One of those irresistibles who are always seen..riding in Hyde-park. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1597
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