resistant

See also: résistant

English

Etymology

From French résistant.

Noun

resistant (plural resistants)

A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
A thing which resists.

Translations

a person who resists

Catalan: resistent m
French: résistant (fr) m

Spanish: resistente (es) m

Adjective

resistant (comparative more resistant, superlative most resistant)

Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc.
The infection is resistant to antibiotics.
(statistics) Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.

Derived terms

Translations

that which makes resistance

Catalan: resistent
French: résistant (fr) m
German: resistent (de)
Polish: oporny (pl) m

Romanian: rezistent (ro) m or n, rezistentă f
Spanish: resistente (es)
Swedish: motståndskraftig (sv)

that which is not overcome by a disease or drug

Catalan: resistent
Czech: odolný m
French: résistant (fr) m
German: resistent (de)

Polish: odporny (pl) m, oporny (pl) m
Romanian: rezistent (ro) m or n
Spanish: resistente (es)
Swedish: resistent (sv), motståndskraftig (sv)

statistics

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Translations to be checked

Manx: ^{(please verify)} aahassooagh

References

resistant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

rattiness, strainest, straitens, tartiness, train sets, trainsets

Latin

Verb

resistant

third-person plural present active subjunctive of resistō

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