irresistiblenessn.
/ɪrɪˈzɪstɪb(ə)lnɪs/ The quality of being irresistible.
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the mind > will > necessity > [noun] > inevitability > quality of being incapable of being withstood
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the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > irresistibility
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a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1956) VIII. 150 The spirit of eloquence, and the irresistiblenesse of perswasion.
1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre v. vii. 239 Such was the irresistiblenesse of the Kings spirit.
a1672 P. Sterry Disc. Freedom of Will (1675) 222 With a necessity and irresistablenesse most rational.
1880 A. Raleigh Way to City (1881) 294 Unchangeableness, unsearchableness, irresistibleness, invisibility are all negative attributes of God.
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