resistant

[ri-zis-tuhnt]

adjective

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

   stain-resistant;

   resistant to change.

noun

1. a person or thing that resists.

Other Word Forms

• resistantly adverb
• antiresistant adjective
• antiresistantly adverb
• unresistant adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of resistant¹

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

Example Sentences

Many of Monet’s artist friends, including James McNeill Whistler, John Singer Sargent and Édouard Manet, had succumbed to La Serenissima’s seductive light and glittering water, but Monet seemed resistant.

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Rather than signaling a change in direction, Rattigan sees the executive shifts as a response to the hurdles these companies face in improving profitability as consumers pull back and become more resistant to price increases.

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The new findings, published in the journal Science, could also shed light on why naked mole rats are resistant to a wide range of age-related diseases.

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Choosing to participate in FICO’s new program would require new workflows in an industry historically resistant to change.

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Researchers also plan to investigate whether certain stars are resistant to the disease, opening the door to breeding animals that are more resilient.

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Related Words

• immune 
• invulnerable