impersuasibleadj.

Brit.

/ˌɪmpəˈsweɪzᵻbl/, U.S.

/ˌɪmpərˈsweɪzəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s– impersuasible, 1600s imperswasible.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin impersuasibilis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin impersuasibilis (from 11th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin im- im- prefix² + persuāsibilis persuasible adj. Compare earlier persuasible adj. and slightly later unpersuasible adj.Compare Middle French, French impersuasible not open to persuasion (late 15th cent.; apparently rare between the early 16th and early 19th centuries), of which no one can be persuaded (late 16th cent.).

Unable to be persuaded; not open to persuasion; of fixed opinion, obstinate. Cf. impersuadable adj.

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

1576 A. Fleming tr. C. Plinius Novocomensis in Panoplie Epist. 243 In this point he shall finde me impersuasible, and not to be exhorted.

a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1954) VII. 59 The imperswasible Recusant does so.

1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety ii. 36 If it be his fortune to have as imperswasible an Auditory.

1718 Sure Way to Orthodoxy 58 Arguments can do no more than persuade, but the sullen Resolve renders the Mind impersuasible, impregnable.

1856 Liberator (Boston) 17 Jan. 12/3 When impersuasible wrong has stifled its conscience,..then may you, must you, strike the assailant with the same weapon.

1919 G. J. Nathan Comedians All 120 Each morning,..the impersuasible stars and their system—for all my seemingly unsurmountable objections—appeared to get stronger and rosier.

1959 J. Greenberg Race Relations & Amer. Law 264 Among the so-far impersuasible states has been Georgia.

1997 Mind 106 190 Emotions..are ‘blind surges of affect, stirrings or sensations’..identical to ‘bodily reactions’ that are unlearned and impersuasible.

Derivatives

† impersuasibleness n. Obsolete the quality of being impersuasible.

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

1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms ii. 295/1 The impersuasibleness of wicked men, who will not be wrought upon by any the wisest and divinest arts of perswasion, to forsake his course.

a1732 T. Boston Illustr. Doctr. Christian Relig. (1773) I. 386 Men by nature are children of disobedience... Or, of impersuasibleness.

imperˈsuasibly adv. now rare in an impersuasible manner; obstinately.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] > inflexibly

unmovablyc1425

inflexiblya1535

inexorably1610

rigidly1610

unpersuadably1619

unrelentingly1637

impersuasibly1659

full-mouthedly1681

unpliantly1755

uncompromisingly1834

indomitably1837

imperviously1840

unyieldingly1884

tough1943

1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms (cxix. 70 Paraphr.) 602 Obstinately and imperswasibly bent upon their course.

1816 Morning Post 10 July To the magic prism of such modern reasoners, I am impersuasibly a stranger.

a1861 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. (1864) IV. iii. 111 An impassioned advocate, pleading his own cause, imperfectly and impersuasibly.

1932 C. S. Dietz Electrometall. Resources North Platte River Basin, Wyoming xv. 182 Mr. Pratt is impersuasibly convinced that drastic anti-dumping legislation will have to be passed.

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

单词	impersuasible
释义	impersuasibleadj. Brit. /ˌɪmpəˈsweɪzᵻbl/, U.S. /ˌɪmpərˈsweɪzəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s– impersuasible, 1600s imperswasible. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin impersuasibilis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin impersuasibilis (from 11th cent. in British and continental sources) < classical Latin im- im- prefix² + persuāsibilis persuasible adj. Compare earlier persuasible adj. and slightly later unpersuasible adj.Compare Middle French, French impersuasible not open to persuasion (late 15th cent.; apparently rare between the early 16th and early 19th centuries), of which no one can be persuaded (late 16th cent.). Unable to be persuaded; not open to persuasion; of fixed opinion, obstinate. Cf. impersuadable adj. 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 1576 A. Fleming tr. C. Plinius Novocomensis in Panoplie Epist. 243 In this point he shall finde me impersuasible, and not to be exhorted. a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1954) VII. 59 The imperswasible Recusant does so. 1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety ii. 36 If it be his fortune to have as imperswasible an Auditory. 1718 Sure Way to Orthodoxy 58 Arguments can do no more than persuade, but the sullen Resolve renders the Mind impersuasible, impregnable. 1856 Liberator (Boston) 17 Jan. 12/3 When impersuasible wrong has stifled its conscience,..then may you, must you, strike the assailant with the same weapon. 1919 G. J. Nathan Comedians All 120 Each morning,..the impersuasible stars and their system—for all my seemingly unsurmountable objections—appeared to get stronger and rosier. 1959 J. Greenberg Race Relations & Amer. Law 264 Among the so-far impersuasible states has been Georgia. 1997 Mind 106 190 Emotions..are ‘blind surges of affect, stirrings or sensations’..identical to ‘bodily reactions’ that are unlearned and impersuasible. Derivatives † impersuasibleness n. Obsolete the quality of being impersuasible. 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 1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms ii. 295/1 The impersuasibleness of wicked men, who will not be wrought upon by any the wisest and divinest arts of perswasion, to forsake his course. a1732 T. Boston Illustr. Doctr. Christian Relig. (1773) I. 386 Men by nature are children of disobedience... Or, of impersuasibleness. imperˈsuasibly adv. now rare in an impersuasible manner; obstinately. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adverb] > inflexibly unmovablyc1425 inflexiblya1535 inexorably1610 rigidly1610 unpersuadably1619 unrelentingly1637 impersuasibly1659 full-mouthedly1681 unpliantly1755 uncompromisingly1834 indomitably1837 imperviously1840 unyieldingly1884 tough1943 1659 H. Hammond Paraphr. & Annot. Psalms (cxix. 70 Paraphr.) 602 Obstinately and imperswasibly bent upon their course. 1816 Morning Post 10 July To the magic prism of such modern reasoners, I am impersuasibly a stranger. a1861 F. Palgrave Hist. Normandy & Eng. (1864) IV. iii. 111 An impassioned advocate, pleading his own cause, imperfectly and impersuasibly. 1932 C. S. Dietz Electrometall. Resources North Platte River Basin, Wyoming xv. 182 Mr. Pratt is impersuasibly convinced that drastic anti-dumping legislation will have to be passed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1576
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