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 Definitions of resistant  [ɪˈzɪs tənt]  

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Definition of 'resistant' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) resistant
resisting (sometimes used in combination):
stain-resistant fabric.


Definition of 'resistant' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) immune, resistant
relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)

2. (adj) tolerant, resistant
able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress
"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"

3. (adj) resistant
impervious to being affected
"resistant to the effects of heat"; "resistant to persuasion"

4. (adj) insubordinate, resistant, resistive
disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority

5. (adj) repellent, resistant
incapable of absorbing or mixing with
"a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water"


Definition of 'resistant' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) resistant
able to not be harmed or damaged
a bacteria that has become resistant to many medicines

2.  resistant
opposed to
Many Americans are resistant to the idea of driving small cars.


Definition of 'resistant' Webster Dictionary 

1. (adj) resistant
making resistance; resisting

2. (noun) resistant
one who, or that which, resists


Translation of 'resistant' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the force that one object, substance etc exerts against the movement of another object etc.
This breed of cattle is resistant to disease; heat-resistant table-mats.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: weerstandig Arabic flag Arabic: مُقاوِم، مُعارِض، مُتَحَم Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: устойчив
Brazilian flag Brazilian: resistente Czech flag Czech: odolný German flag German: widerstandsfähig
Danish flag Danish: modstandsdygtig; -fast Greek flag Greek: ανθεκτικός Spanish flag Spanish: resistente
Estonian flag Estonian: vastupidav Farsi flag Farsi: مقاوم؛ پایدار Finnish flag Finnish: vastustuskykyinen
French flag French: résistant (à) Hebrew flag Hebrew: חָסִין Hindi flag Hindi: प्रतिरोधी
Croatian flag Croatian: otporan, rezistentan Hungarian flag Hungarian: ellenálló, -álló Indonesian flag Indonesian: tahan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: þolinn Italian flag Italian: resistente Japanese flag Japanese: 抵抗力のある
Korean flag Korean: 저항력이 있는 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: atsparus, priešiškas Latvian flag Latvian: izturīgs/noturīgs pret
Malay flag Malay: mempunyai daya tahan Dutch flag Dutch: immuun, bestand tegen Norwegian flag Norwegian: motstandsdyktig
Polish flag Polish: odporny Persian flag Persian: مقاوم؛ پایدار Pashto flag Pashto: ټينګ، كلك، مخه نيوونكى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: resistente Romanian flag Romanian: rezistent (la) Russian flag Russian: стойкий
Slovak flag Slovak: odolný Slovenian flag Slovenian: odporen Serbian flag Serbian: otporan
Swedish flag Swedish: resistent, motståndskraft Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งต่อต้าน Turkish flag Turkish: dirençli
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 有抵抗力的,耐…的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: стійкий, несприйнятливий Urdu flag Urdu: مانع
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: có sức chịu đựng Chinese flag Chinese: 有抵抗力的,抗...的,耐…的

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