adj
Meaning 1
Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
resistant
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adj
Meaning 2
Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The infection is resistant to antibiotics.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sufferable, tolerant, patient, resistant
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
A thing which resists.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 6
incapable of absorbing or mixing with
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a water-repellent fabric
- plastic highly resistant to steam and water
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: repellent
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 7
disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: insubordinate, resistive
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 8
impervious to being affected
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- resistant to the effects of heat
- resistant to persuasion
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 9
relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: immune
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 10
able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the plant is tolerant of saltwater
- these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided
- the new hybrid is more resistant to drought
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tolerant
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.
Across languages
Translations
42 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: съпротивляващ се (sǎprotivljavašt se) — that which makes resistance
- Catalan: resistent — that which makes resistance
- Danish: modstandsdygtig — that which makes resistance
- French: résistant — that which makes resistance
- German: resistent — that which makes resistance
- Gothic: 𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌿𐍃 (tulgus) — that which makes resistance
- Polish: oporny — that which makes resistance
- Portuguese: resistente — that which makes resistance
- Romanian: rezistent — that which makes resistance
- Spanish: resistente — that which makes resistance
- Swedish: motståndskraftig — that which makes resistance
- Turkish: dirençli — that which makes resistance
- Bulgarian: резистентен (rezistenten) — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- Catalan: resistent — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- Czech: odolný — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- Finnish: vastustuskykyinen — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- French: résistant — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- German: resistent — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- German: widerstandsfähig — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- Polish: odporny — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- Polish: oporny — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- Portuguese: resistente — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- Romanian: rezistent — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- Spanish: resistente — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- Swedish: resistent — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- Swedish: motståndskraftig — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- Turkish: dirençli — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- Turkish: dayanıklı — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- Ukrainian: стійки́й (stijkýj) — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- Ukrainian: резисте́нтний (rezysténtnyj) — that which is not overcome by a disease or drug
- Bulgarian: устойчив (ustojčiv) — statistics
- Catalan: resistent — a person who resists
- Dutch: verzetsstrijder — a person who resists
- Faroese: mótstøðumaður — a person who resists
- Finnish: vastarintaliikkeen jäsen — a person who resists
- Finnish: vastarintaa tekevä — a person who resists
- French: résistant — a person who resists
- German: Widerstandskämpfer — a person who resists
- Polish: przeciwnik — a person who resists
- Polish: przeciwniczka — a person who resists
- Portuguese: resistente — a person who resists
- Spanish: resistente — a person who resists
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