irresistible

adjective

ir·​re·​sist·​ible ˌir-i-ˈzi-stə-bəl 

variants or less commonly irresistable

: impossible to resist

an irresistible attraction

irresistibility noun

or less commonly irresistability

ˌir-i-ˌzi-stə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

irresistibleness noun

or less commonly irresistableness

ˌir-i-ˈzi-stə-bəl-nəs 

irresistibly adverb

or less commonly irresistably

ˌir-i-ˈzi-stə-blē 

Examples of irresistible in a Sentence

The force of the waves was irresistible.

Recent Examples on the Web

With just days to go in a race that is the closest of tossups, the video of the ex-President pointlessly circling an empty airport runway in a trash hauler provided an almost irresistible, if unintended, metaphor for a campaign—and a country—stuck in an endless Trump loop. —Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 31 Oct. 2024

From the November 1946 issue: Handel In all of his work, Handel was among the greatest, most irresistible of tunesmiths. —Jan Swafford, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024

Give your customers a reason to feel good about shopping with you and make that reason irresistible. 4. —Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024

The film’s supernatural twist made the character an even more irresistible challenge. —Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

irresistible

adjective

ir·​re·​sist·​ible ˌir-i-ˈzis-tə-bəl 

: impossible to resist

an irresistible attraction

irresistibility

-ˌzis-tə-ˈbil-ət-ē 

adjective

irresistibly

-ˈzis-tə-blē 

adverb