resistant
adjective (resistant, more resistant, most resistant)
Everyday
- Resistant means not harmed or affected by something: water-resistant, heat-resistant. tree →
- Resistant means against an idea or change and trying to stop it. tree →
In the lessons
Science (materials): some materials are water-resistant, fire-resistant or scratch-resistant; children test which fabric is most water-resistant. Health: some germs become resistant to medicine (antibiotic resistance). Everyday life: a water-resistant watch. Phrases: resistant to, water-resistant, heat-resistant, resistant to change.
Examples
- This coat is water-resistant. tree →
- Glass for ovens is heat-resistant. tree →
- Some plants are resistant to frost. tree →
- The town was resistant to the new road. tree →
- We tested which material was most water-resistant. tree →
- Some bacteria are resistant to antibiotics. tree →
Note
Spelled -ant, not -ent. Usually «resistant to something». Trap: «water-resistant» is not «waterproof»: it keeps out a little water, not all of it — don't swim with a watch that is only water-resistant.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «resistant» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «resistant» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/resistant/