resistant

American

[ri-zis-tuhnt] / rɪˈzɪs tənt /

adjective

exhibiting or offering resistance; resisting (often used in combination).

stain-resistant;
resistant to change.

noun

a person or thing that resists.

Other Word Forms

antiresistant adjective
antiresistantly adverb
resistantly adverb
unresistant adjective

Etymology

Origin of resistant

1590–1600; < Middle French resistant, present participle of resister to resist; -ant

Example Sentences

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And there’s no better classic rock band than Led Zeppelin, a group famously resistant to licensing their songs until recently when the levee has apparently broken.

From Los Angeles Times

Over many decades, some bacteria have gradually become resistant to widely used antibiotics and disinfectants, creating serious challenges for medicine and public health.

From Science Daily

The metabolite profiles in these susceptible mice also differed from those observed in a strain of mice naturally resistant to metabolic syndrome.

From Science Daily

Noroviruses are relatively resistant to heat and can survive temperatures as high as 145 degrees.

From Los Angeles Times

He also notes that while AI is good at the sorts of computational processes required for computerized chess, it remains more resistant to our efforts to re-create humanlike motor skills.

From The Wall Street Journal

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