resistless

[ ri-zist-lis ]

adjective

1. irresistible.
2. not resisting.

Other Words From

• re·sistless·ly adverb
• re·sistless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of resistless¹

First recorded in 1580–90; resist + -less

Example Sentences

The Count saw his victory in my bow, and his mastery in the trouble of my face, for he began at once to use them, but in his own smooth, resistless way:—

From Literature

I saw his solemn eye melt with sudden fire, and flicker with resistless emotion.

From Literature

Then you are suddenly carried off by a resistless current, as pouting fish faces rush by randomly, left and right.

From New York Times

You cannot comprehend its resistless fascination for me.

From Literature

It is acknowledged by all who heard him that his technic outshone all others; he had the whispering and crystalline pianissimo of Joseffy, the liquidity of Thalberg's touch, with the resistless power of a Rubinstein.

From Project Gutenberg