resistant

[ri-zis-tuh nt]

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adjective

resisting.

noun

a person or thing that resists.

Origin of resistant

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

Related formsre·sist·ant·ly, adverban·ti·re·sis·tant, adjective, nounan·ti·re·sis·tant·ly, adverbun·re·sist·ant, adjective

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Contemporary Examples

And what could her campaign achieve among the Americans most resistant to expanded end-of-life options?
The Beautiful Newlywed Who Made the Right Change Its Mind on Physician-Assisted Death
Samantha Allen
October 10, 2014
Breeding a resistant strain can take five generations of plants, and 15 years.
Will Coffee Rust Hurt Starbucks?
Nina Strochlic
June 8, 2014
Unfortunately, the upper echelons of the Republican Party are resistant to change, but that is what needs to happen.
Will Mitch McConnell Face a Senate Coup?
David Freedlander
June 5, 2014
She's wonderful but she gets up entirely too early every morning and is way too resistant to going to bed at night.
Mommy’s Little Secret? Coffee And Booze.
Sally Kohn
May 11, 2014
After all, caste is the most resistant feature of our politics, so why not just make it the basis for states formation?
India’s Newest State Telangana Is Bosnia Redux
Kranti Rai
March 22, 2014

Historical Examples

Like those of Vulpina, the roots are slender, hard and resistant to phylloxera.
Manual of American Grape-Growing
U. P. Hedrick
We may often select the resistant form to great advantage (see Fig. 119).
Agriculture for Beginners
Charles William Burkett
Brook trout are, apparently, the least resistant to the salt.
The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI)
Various
Being heavy and resistant to weathering, they are also concentrated in placers.
The Economic Aspect of Geology
C. K. Leith
Resistant, she knew she was beaten, and from fear of darkness turned to fear of light.
The Rainbow
D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence

British Dictionary definitions for resistant

resistant

adjective

characterized by or showing resistance; resisting
1. impervious to the action of corrosive substances, heat, etca highly resistant surface
2. (in combination)a heat-resistant surface

noun

a person or thing that resists

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Word Origin and History for resistant

adj.

c.1600, from French résistant, present participle of résister (see resist). In reference to diseases or drugs from 1897.

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Examples from the Web for resistant

Contemporary Examples

And what could her campaign achieve among the Americans most resistant to expanded end-of-life options?

Breeding a resistant strain can take five generations of plants, and 15 years.

Unfortunately, the upper echelons of the Republican Party are resistant to change, but that is what needs to happen.

She's wonderful but she gets up entirely too early every morning and is way too resistant to going to bed at night.

After all, caste is the most resistant feature of our politics, so why not just make it the basis for states formation?

Historical Examples

Like those of Vulpina, the roots are slender, hard and resistant to phylloxera.

We may often select the resistant form to great advantage (see Fig. 119).

Brook trout are, apparently, the least resistant to the salt.

Being heavy and resistant to weathering, they are also concentrated in placers.

Resistant, she knew she was beaten, and from fear of darkness turned to fear of light.

resistant

Word Origin and History for resistant

adj.

Origin of resistant