resistant
A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
Noun 2 meanings
A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
A thing which resists.
Adjective 3 meanings
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.”
Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.
Etymology
From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.
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RESISTANT at a glance
RESISTANT has 9 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (R 1 + E 1 + S 1 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + A 1 + N 1 + T 1) and 10 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,163 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with resistant
All rhymes- WANT7
- IMPORTANT13
- SIGNIFICANT17
- MEANT7
- PLANT7
- ASSISTANT9
- RESTAURANT10
- GRANT6
- GIANT6
- RELEVANT11
- PREGNANT11
- BRILLIANT11
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