Resistant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)

able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹᵻsˈɪstənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹɪsˈɪstənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹɪsˈɪstənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹᵻsˈɪstənt/.

Examples

the plant is tolerant of saltwater
these fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided
the new hybrid is more resistant to drought

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tolerant immune resistive insubordinate repellent

Parts of Speech

adjective	relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
adjective	able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress “the plant is tolerant of saltwater”
adjective	impervious to being affected “resistant to the effects of heat”
adjective	disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
adjective	incapable of absorbing or mixing with “a water-repellent fabric”

Word Forms

immunity	noun	(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
resistance	noun	(medicine) the condition in which an organism can resist disease
resist	verb	resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
repellent	noun	the power to repel

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

beständig

im Zusammenhang mit oder zur Verleihung von Immunität (gegen Krankheit oder Infektion)

🇫🇷French

résistant

relatif à ou conférant une immunité (contre une maladie ou une infection)

🇪🇸Spanish

resistente

relacionado con o que confiere inmunidad (a una enfermedad o infección)

🇮🇹Italian

resistente

relativo o conferente immunità (a malattie o infezioni)

🇳🇱Dutch

resistent

met betrekking tot of het verlenen van immuniteit (tegen ziekte of infectie)

🇵🇹Portuguese

resistente

relacionado ou conferindo imunidade (a doença ou infecção)

🇷🇺Russian

устойчивый

относящиеся к иммунитету или придающие ему иммунитет (к болезни или инфекции)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिरोधी

प्रतिरक्षा से संबंधित या प्रदान करना (बीमारी या संक्रमण से)

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিরোধী

সম্পর্কিত বা অনাক্রম্যতা প্রদান (রোগ বা সংক্রমণ)

🇮🇳Tamil

எதிர்க்கும்

நோய் எதிர்ப்பு சக்தி தொடர்பான அல்லது வழங்குதல் (நோய் அல்லது தொற்று)

🇮🇳Telugu

నిరోధక

రోగనిరోధక శక్తికి సంబంధించిన లేదా ప్రదానం చేయడం (వ్యాధి లేదా సంక్రమణకు)

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रतिरोधक

संबंधित किंवा रोग प्रतिकारशक्ती प्रदान करणे (रोग किंवा संसर्ग)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રતિરોધક

સંબંધિત અથવા પ્રતિરક્ષા પ્રદાન કરવી (રોગ અથવા ચેપ માટે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರೋಧಕ

ರೋಗನಿರೋಧಕ ಶಕ್ತಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ನೀಡುವುದು (ರೋಗ ಅಥವಾ ಸೋಂಕಿಗೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രതിരോധശേഷിയുള്ള

പ്രതിരോധശേഷിയുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ നൽകുന്നതോ (രോഗം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അണുബാധ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੋਧਕ

ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਰੋਧਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਨਾ (ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਲਾਗ ਨਾਲ)

🇵🇰Urdu

مزاحم

استثنیٰ سے متعلق یا عطا کرنا (بیماری یا انفیکشن سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抵抗的

与（疾病或感染）免疫力有关或赋予免疫力

🇯🇵Japanese

耐性のある

（病気や感染症に対する）免疫に関連する、または免疫を与える

🇰🇷Korean

저항하는

(질병이나 감염에 대한) 면역력과 관련되거나 부여되는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kháng cự

liên quan đến hoặc mang lại khả năng miễn dịch (đối với bệnh tật hoặc nhiễm trùng)

🇹🇭Thai

ทน

เกี่ยวข้องกับหรือให้ภูมิคุ้มกัน (ต่อโรคหรือการติดเชื้อ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

tahan

berkaitan dengan atau memberikan kekebalan (terhadap penyakit atau infeksi)

🇵🇭Filipino

lumalaban

nauugnay sa o nagbibigay ng kaligtasan sa sakit (sa sakit o impeksyon)

🇲🇾Malay

tahan

berkaitan atau memberikan imuniti (kepada penyakit atau jangkitan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مقاومة

تتعلق أو تمنح مناعة (ضد المرض أو العدوى)

🇮🇷Persian

مقاوم

مربوط به یا ایجاد مصونیت (در برابر بیماری یا عفونت)

🇹🇷Turkish

dayanıklı

Bağışıklık ile ilgili veya bağışıklık kazandıran (hastalık veya enfeksiyona karşı)

🇮🇱Hebrew

עָמִיד בִּפְנֵי

קשור או הענקת חסינות (למחלה או זיהום)

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The primary meaning of 'resistant' is 'relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)'.

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'resistant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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