resistant

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /rɪˈzɪstənt/ UK /rɪˈzɪstənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
able to withstand or opposing the effect of something

The fabric is resistant to both water and stains.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · able to withstand or... impervious unyielding proof opposedunsusceptibleimmune tough

Opposites

susceptible vulnerable yielding receptive

Word family

Derived forms resistantly

Related forms resist resistanceresistorinsist persist

Etymology

From Latin resistens, present participle of resistere ('to withstand, oppose'), from re- ('against') + sistere ('to take a stand, cause to stand').

resistere Latin sistere Latin *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# resistant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /rɪˈzɪstənt/
**IPA (UK):** /rɪˈzɪstənt/

## Meanings
1. able to withstand or opposing the effect of something

## Examples
- The fabric is resistant to both water and stains.

## Synonyms
- impervious
- unyielding
- proof
- opposed
- unsusceptible
- immune
- tough

## Antonyms
- susceptible
- vulnerable
- yielding
- receptive

## Derived Forms
- resistantly

## Related Forms
- resist
- resistance
- resistor
- insist
- persist

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: resistere
- Root: sistere
- Root: *steh₂-

## Etymology
From Latin resistens, present participle of resistere ('to withstand, oppose'), from re- ('against') + sistere ('to take a stand, cause to stand').

## AI Etymology
Resistant is from Latin resistens, present participle of resistere ('to withstand, oppose'), from re- ('against') + sistere ('to take a stand, cause to stand'). In present-day use, it means able to withstand or opposing the effect of something. Derived formations include resistantly. Related vocabulary includes resist, resistance, resistor, insist, and persist.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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