resistant

See also résistant

English

Etymology

From French résistant

Noun

resistant (plural resistants)

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

Translations

a person who resists

Catalan: resistent (ca) m. French: résistant (fr) m.

Spanish: resistente (es) m.

Adjective

resistant (comparative more resistant, superlative most resistant)

1. That which makes resistance or offers opposition.
2. That which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc..

   The infection is resistant to antibiotics.

3. (statistics) Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample.

Derived terms

• resistantly

See also

• robust

Translations

that which makes resistance

Catalan: resistent (ca) French: résistant (fr) m. Polish: oporny m.

Romanian: rezistent (ro) m. and n., rezistentă (ro) f. Spanish: resistente (es)

that which is not overcome by a disease or drug

Catalan: resistent (ca) Czech: odolný (cs) m. French: résistant (fr) m.

Polish: odporny m. Romanian: rezistent (ro) m. and n. Spanish: resistente (es)

statistics

References

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

Anagrams

• straitens

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Latin

Verb

resistant

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of resistō