resistant

== English == === Etymology === From French résistant; equivalent to resist +‎ -ant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɹəˈzɪstənt/ === Noun === resistant (plural resistants) A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement. A thing which resists. ==== Translations ==== === 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. Synonyms: sufferable, tolerant; see also Thesaurus:tolerant (statistics) Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === robust === References === “resistant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === rattiness, strainest, straitens, tartiness, train sets, trainsets == Latin == === Verb === resistant third-person plural present active subjunctive of resistō