impersuadableadj.

Brit.

/ˌɪmpəˈsweɪdəbl/, U.S.

/ˌɪmpərˈsweɪdəb(ə)l/

Forms:

α. 1600s– impersuadable.

β. 1700s inpersuadable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: im- prefix², persuadable adj.

Etymology: < im- prefix² + persuadable adj. Compare earlier impersuasible adj.Compare post-classical Latin impersuadabilis (Vetus Latina). With the β. forms compare in- prefix⁴.

Now rare.

Unable to be persuaded (†to do something); not open to persuasion; of fixed opinion, obstinate. Cf. impersuasible adj., unpersuadable adj.Chiefly in predicative use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible

ironOE

stour1303

strange1338

unmovablea1382

inflexible1398

stoutc1410

unpliablea1425

intreatable1509

stiff1526

stiff-necked1526

unpliant1547

stout-hearted1552

inexorable1553

obstinate1559

strait-laced1560

impersuasible1576

unflexiblea1586

hard-edged1589

adamantive1594

unyielding1594

adder-deaf1597

steeled1600

irrefragable1601

rigid1606

unpersuadable1607

imployable1613

unswayablea1616

uncompellable1623

inflexive?1624

over-rigid1632

unlimbera1639

seta1640

incomplying1640

uncomplying1643

stiff-girt1659

impersuadable1680

unbendinga1688

impracticable1713

unblendable1716

stiff-rumped1728

unconvinciblea1747

uncompounding1782

unplastic1787

unbending1796

adamant1816

uneasy1819

uncompromising1828

cast iron1829

hard-hitting1831

rigoristic1844

ramrod1850

pincé1858

anchylosed1860

unbendable1884

tape-bound1900

tape-tied1900

hard line1903

tough1905

absolutist1907

hard-arsed1942

go-for-broke1946

hardcore1951

hard-arse1966

hard-ass1967

hardball1974

1680 Way of Peace 1 There is nothing casts so indeleble a blemish upon Religion..as when the Professors of it are turbulent, impersuadable, ungovernable.

1713 in G. Sheldon Hist. Deerfield, Mass. (1895) I. 350 She continued inpersuadable to speak.

1763 S. Bourn Disc. on Select Parables III. 418 Let us then examine ourselves;—how far we are of a docile persuadable and amicable spirit; or of the contrary disposition, violent, arrogant, impersuadable.

1833 A. Manning Village Belles III. iv. 64 The lady looked impersuadable, and said she had tried many infallible remedies which had proved no remedies at all.

1885 M. Nethercott Who can he Be? xviii. 99 Rosalie assented, thinking that Clari would follow her example; but Clari remained impersuadable.

1907 Judy 26 June 406/1 Do not hesitate to propose marriage to her if she proves otherwise impersuadable.

2017 @EconCharlie 16 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Just shows how impersuadable people are, even in face of unmitigated disaster.

Derivatives

† impersuadableness n. [compare earlier impersuasibility n.] Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > inflexibility

unbowingnessa1300

impersuasibility?1549

unpliableness1595

unyieldingness1613

unpersuadableness1615

inflexiblenessa1617

rigidity1620

rigidness1620

unpersuasibleness1649

incompliancy1658

impersuasibleness1659

unpersuasiona1684

impersuadableness1715

inflexibility1742

unadvisableness1771

unadaptability1829

unpliancy1831

unyielding1847

uncompromisedness1851

anchylosis1852

uncompromisingness1865

1715 Wks. Thomas Brown (ed. 4) I. 3 You break my Heart..by your Impersuadableness [earlier edd., perhaps in error Impersuadablems].

1842 Eclectic Rev. Nov. 564 A guard set against evasions by a distinct statement of what are not, and what are the reasons of man's impersuadableness and consequent unbelief.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	impersuadable
释义	impersuadableadj. Brit. /ˌɪmpəˈsweɪdəbl/, U.S. /ˌɪmpərˈsweɪdəb(ə)l/ Forms: α. 1600s– impersuadable. β. 1700s inpersuadable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: im- prefix², persuadable adj. Etymology: < im- prefix² + persuadable adj. Compare earlier impersuasible adj.Compare post-classical Latin impersuadabilis (Vetus Latina). With the β. forms compare in- prefix⁴. Now rare. Unable to be persuaded (†to do something); not open to persuasion; of fixed opinion, obstinate. Cf. impersuasible adj., unpersuadable adj.Chiefly in predicative use. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible ironOE stour1303 strange1338 unmovablea1382 inflexible1398 stoutc1410 unpliablea1425 intreatable1509 stiff1526 stiff-necked1526 unpliant1547 stout-hearted1552 inexorable1553 obstinate1559 strait-laced1560 impersuasible1576 unflexiblea1586 hard-edged1589 adamantive1594 unyielding1594 adder-deaf1597 steeled1600 irrefragable1601 rigid1606 unpersuadable1607 imployable1613 unswayablea1616 uncompellable1623 inflexive?1624 over-rigid1632 unlimbera1639 seta1640 incomplying1640 uncomplying1643 stiff-girt1659 impersuadable1680 unbendinga1688 impracticable1713 unblendable1716 stiff-rumped1728 unconvinciblea1747 uncompounding1782 unplastic1787 unbending1796 adamant1816 uneasy1819 uncompromising1828 cast iron1829 hard-hitting1831 rigoristic1844 ramrod1850 pincé1858 anchylosed1860 unbendable1884 tape-bound1900 tape-tied1900 hard line1903 tough1905 absolutist1907 hard-arsed1942 go-for-broke1946 hardcore1951 hard-arse1966 hard-ass1967 hardball1974 1680 Way of Peace 1 There is nothing casts so indeleble a blemish upon Religion..as when the Professors of it are turbulent, impersuadable, ungovernable. 1713 in G. Sheldon Hist. Deerfield, Mass. (1895) I. 350 She continued inpersuadable to speak. 1763 S. Bourn Disc. on Select Parables III. 418 Let us then examine ourselves;—how far we are of a docile persuadable and amicable spirit; or of the contrary disposition, violent, arrogant, impersuadable. 1833 A. Manning Village Belles III. iv. 64 The lady looked impersuadable, and said she had tried many infallible remedies which had proved no remedies at all. 1885 M. Nethercott Who can he Be? xviii. 99 Rosalie assented, thinking that Clari would follow her example; but Clari remained impersuadable. 1907 Judy 26 June 406/1 Do not hesitate to propose marriage to her if she proves otherwise impersuadable. 2017 @EconCharlie 16 Feb. in twitter.com (O.E.D. Archive) Just shows how impersuadable people are, even in face of unmitigated disaster. Derivatives † impersuadableness n. [compare earlier impersuasibility n.] Obsolete ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > inflexibility unbowingnessa1300 impersuasibility?1549 unpliableness1595 unyieldingness1613 unpersuadableness1615 inflexiblenessa1617 rigidity1620 rigidness1620 unpersuasibleness1649 incompliancy1658 impersuasibleness1659 unpersuasiona1684 impersuadableness1715 inflexibility1742 unadvisableness1771 unadaptability1829 unpliancy1831 unyielding1847 uncompromisedness1851 anchylosis1852 uncompromisingness1865 1715 Wks. Thomas Brown (ed. 4) I. 3 You break my Heart..by your Impersuadableness [earlier edd., perhaps in error Impersuadablems]. 1842 Eclectic Rev. Nov. 564 A guard set against evasions by a distinct statement of what are not, and what are the reasons of man's impersuadableness and consequent unbelief. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1680
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