resistant
Which makes resistance or offers oppositionWhich makes resistance or offers opposition.
» I need to buy some heat-resistant paint.
Meaning
3 sensesWhich makes resistance or offers opposition.
resistent
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
Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.
- 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 sentencesI need to buy some heat-resistant paint.
People are sometimes resistant to change.
deDie Leute stellen sich Veränderungen manchmal entgegen.
These plants are resistant to weed killers.
Ці рослини - стійкі до гербіцидів.
This car is resistant to rust.
deDieses Auto ist korrosionsbeständig.
This bacterium is resistant to penicillin.
ruЭта бактерия устойчива к пенициллину.
deDieses Bakterium ist resistent gegen Penicillin.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.
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Forms
more resistant, most resistant| Comparative | more resistant Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most resistant Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- 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 wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form