"resistant" meaning in English

See resistant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɹəˈzɪstənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resistant.wav Forms: more resistant [comparative], most resistant [superlative]
Etymology: From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|résistant}} French résistant, {{af|en|resist|-ant}} resist + -ant Head templates: {{en-adj}} resistant (comparative more resistant, superlative most resistant)
  1. Which makes resistance or offers opposition. Translations (that which makes resistance): съпротивляващ се (sǎprotivljavašt se) (Bulgarian), resistent (Catalan), modstandsdygtig (Danish), résistant [masculine] (French), resistent (German), 𐍄𐌿𐌻𐌲𐌿𐍃 (tulgus) (Gothic), oporny [masculine] (Polish), rezistent (Romanian), resistente (Spanish), motståndskraftig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-resistant-en-adj-bfmXKgYj Disambiguation of 'that which makes resistance': 93 1 5
  2. Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc. Translations (that which is not overcome by a disease or drug): резистентен (rezistenten) (Bulgarian), resistent (Catalan), odolný [masculine] (Czech), vastustuskykyinen (Finnish), résistant [masculine] (French), resistent (German), odporny [masculine] (Polish), oporny [masculine] (Polish), rezistent (Romanian), resistente (Spanish), resistent (Swedish), motståndskraftig (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-resistant-en-adj-giFDAHEp Disambiguation of 'that which is not overcome by a disease or drug': 1 75 23
  3. (statistics) Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample. Categories (topical): Statistics Translations (statistics): устойчив (ustojčiv) (Bulgarian)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: robust

Noun

IPA: /ɹəˈzɪstənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-resistant.wav Forms: resistants [plural]
Etymology: From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|résistant}} French résistant, {{af|en|resist|-ant}} resist + -ant Head templates: {{en-noun}} resistant (plural resistants)
  1. A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement. Translations (a person who resists): resistent [masculine] (Catalan), verzetsstrijder [masculine] (Dutch), mótstøðumaður [masculine] (Faroese), vastarintaliikkeen jäsen (english: member of a resistance movement) (Finnish), vastarintaa tekevä (Finnish), résistant [masculine] (French), Widerstandskämpfer [masculine] (German), przeciwnik [masculine] (Polish), przeciwniczka [feminine] (Polish), resistente [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-resistant-en-noun-QPt~h~XC Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Faroese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 6 44 36 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 6 5 43 39 7 Disambiguation of 'a person who resists': 93 7
  2. A thing which resists.
    Sense id: en-resistant-en-noun-ZrsUi6Fw

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "motståndskraftig"
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