irresistibleness

/ˌɪɹɪˈzɪstəbəɫnəs/ noun

The quality of being irresistible.

Word Origin Resist comes from Latin re- 'against' + sistere 'to stand' — so resist is to stand against. Irresistible means not able to be stood against, and irresistibleness is that quality. The root sistere gives us insist (stand on), consist (stand together), exist (stand out), persist (stand through), and assist (stand by). The breakdown ir+resist+ible+ness: not-stand-against-able-ness.

noun The quality of being irresistible. countable

The irresistibleness of her smile made it impossible for anyone to refuse her request.

(名词) 不可抗拒性

她笑容的不可抗拒性让任何人都无法拒绝她的请求。

(sustantivo) La cualidad de ser irresistible.

La irresistibilidad de su sonrisa hacía imposible que alguien rechazara su petición.

(nom) irrésistibilité; caractère irrésistible [Caractère de ce qui est irrésistible, auquel on ne peut résister.]

L'irresistibleness de son sourire rendait impossible tout refus à sa demande.

(Substantiv) Unwiderstehlichkeit [Die Eigenschaft, unwiderstehlich zu sein; die Unmöglichkeit, etwas abzulehnen oder zu widerstehen.]

Die **irresistibleness** ihres Lächelns machte es unmöglich, ihre Bitte abzuschlagen.

(名詞) 抵抗できない性質。抑えきれない性質。

彼女の笑顔の抵抗できなさのおかげで、誰も彼女の頼みを断ることができなかった。

(substantivo) irresistibilidade [A qualidade de ser irresistível.]

A irresistibilidade de seu sorriso tornava impossível alguém recusar seu pedido.

Word parts: ir + resist + ible + ness

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