resistible

See also: résistible

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English resist

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ibilis

Old French -ibleder.

Middle English -ible

English -ible

English resistible

From resist + -ible.

Adjective

resistible (comparative more resistible, superlative most resistible)

1. Able to be resisted.

Antonyms

• irresistible

Derived terms

• resistibility
• resistibleness
• resistibly
• unresistible

Translations

able to be resisted

• Asturian: resistible
• Catalan: resistible
• Czech: odolatelný
• French: résistible (fr)
• Galician: resistible (gl), resistíbel (gl)
• Hungarian: ellenállható, leküzdhető (hu)
• Italian: resistibile
• Portuguese: resistível
• Romanian: rezistibil (ro)
• Spanish: resistible

Asturian

Adjective

resistible (epicene, plural resistibles)

1. resistible

   Antonym: irresistible

Related terms

• resistir

Further reading

• “resistible”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From resistir +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.zisˈtib.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.zisˈti.ble]

Adjective

resistible m or f (masculine and feminine plural resistibles)

1. resistible

   Antonym: irresistible

Further reading

• “resistible”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “resistible”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “resistible” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “resistible”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Alternative forms

• resistíbel
• resistível (reintegrationist)

Adjective

resistible m or f (plural resistibles)

1. resistible

   Antonyms: irresistible, irresistíbel

Related terms

• resistir

Further reading

• “resistible”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From resistir +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /resisˈtible/ [re.sisˈt̪i.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: re‧sis‧ti‧ble

Adjective

resistible m or f (masculine and feminine plural resistibles)

1. resistible

   Antonym: irresistible

Related terms

• resistir

Further reading

• “resistible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025