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resistent — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • resilient adj Able to recover quickly from difficulty, damage, or hardship.
  • resistant adj Not easily affected, damaged, or changed by something.
  • resistor noun One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.

Senses

resistent is used for these senses in English:

  • resilient Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)
  • resistant A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
  • resistor One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.

resilient — full definition

  1. adj Able to recover quickly from difficulty, damage, or hardship.
  2. adj Springing back into shape after being bent, stretched, or compressed.

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