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ren·i·tent
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renitentadjective
resistant to physical pressure; unyielding
The dam, which had been renitent for decades, finally collapsed.
renitentadjective
resistant to compulsion; recalcitrant
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
RENITENTadjective
Acting against any impulse by elastick power.
Etymology: renitens, Lat.
By an inflation of the muscles, they become soft, and yet renitent, like so many pillows, dissipating the force of the pressure, and so taking away the sense of pain. John Ray.
Webster Dictionary
Renitentadjective
resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impulse by elastic force
Renitentadjective
persistently opposed
Etymology: [L. renitens, -entis, p. pr. of renit to strive or struggle against, resist; pref. re- re- + niti to struggle or strive: cf. F. rnitent.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of renitent in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of renitent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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