different between objection vs resistlessly

English

Etymology

From Middle French objection, from Old French objeccion, from Latin obiectio

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?d??k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n

Noun

objection (plural objections)

1. The act of objecting.
2. A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to).
3. (law) An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.

   Objection! That is irrelevant to this case, Your Honor!

Usage notes

• Adjectives often used with "objection": serious, conscientious, fatal, grave, etc.
• Verbs often used with "objection": raise, make, meet, answer, etc.

Related terms

• objector

Translations

French

Etymology

From Latin obiecti?.

Pronunciation

Noun

objection f (plural objections)

1. objection (all meanings)

Related terms

• objet
• objecter
• objecteur
• objectif

Further reading

• “objection” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

From resistless +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???z?stl?sli/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???z?stl?sli/
• Hyphenation: re?sist?less?ly

Adverb

resistlessly (not comparable)

1. (archaic, chiefly literary) In an unresisting manner; without objection or opposition.

   Synonyms: irresistibly, unresistingly

   • 1879, John McElroy, chapter 76, in Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons:

     Sherman was sweeping resistlessly across the State.

   • 1913, Jack London, chapter 1, in John Barleycorn:

     And by alcoholic I mean a man whose chemistry craves alcohol and drives him resistlessly to it.

   • 1921, Margaret Pedler, chapter 19, in The Lamp of Fate:

     She yielded resistlessly, every fibre of her being quivering responsive to the overwhelming passion of love which had at last stormed and broken down all barriers.