irresistible Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective impossible to resist; overpowering
    resistless.
    • irresistible (or resistless) impulses
    • what happens when an irresistible force meets an immovable object?
  2. adjective satellite overpoweringly attractive
    • irresistible beauty

WordNet


Ir`re*sist"i*ble adjective
Etymology
Pref. ir- not + resistible: cf. F. irrésistible.
Definitions
  1. That can not be successfully resisted or opposed; superior to opposition; resistless; overpowering; as, an irresistible attraction.
    An irresistible law of our nature impels us to seek happiness. J. M. Mason.

Webster 1913