Meaning

3 senses
  1. Which makes resistance or offers opposition.

    resistent

  2. Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.

    The infection is resistant to antibiotics.

    resistent, widerstandsfähig

    стійки́йstijkýj, резисте́нтнийrezysténtnyj

  3. Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.

More definitions
  • impervious to being affected
  • incapable of absorbing or mixing with
  • disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
  • relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)

Examples

48 sentences
  1. I need to buy some heat-resistant paint.

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  2. People are sometimes resistant to change.

    deDie Leute stellen sich Veränderungen manchmal entgegen.

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  3. These plants are resistant to weed killers.

    Ці рослини - стійкі до гербіцидів.

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  4. This car is resistant to rust.

    deDieses Auto ist korrosionsbeständig.

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  5. This bacterium is resistant to penicillin.

    ruЭта бактерия устойчива к пенициллину.

    deDieses Bakterium ist resistent gegen Penicillin.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
that which is not overcome by a disease or drug:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
that which makes resistance:
that which is not overcome by a disease or drug:

Origin

From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.

From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.

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Forms

more resistant, most resistant
Comparativemore resistant Lesson
Superlativemost resistant Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • incapable of absorbing or mixing with:repellent
  • disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority:insubordinateresistive
  • relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection):immune
  • able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress:tolerant

Word family

45 related words

See also

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