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nonresistantenUK
non·re·sis·tant N0145200 (nŏn′rĭ-zĭs′tənt)adj.1. Not resistant, especially to a disease or an environmental factor, such as heat or moisture.2. Submissively obedient. non′re·sis′tant n.nonresistant (ˌnɒnrɪˈzɪstənt) adj1. incapable of resisting something, such as a disease; susceptible2. (Historical Terms) history (esp in 17th-century England) practising passive obedience to royal authority even when its commands were unjust ˌnonreˈsistance nnon•re•sis•tant (ˌnɒn rɪˈzɪs tənt) adj. 1. not able to resist something, as a disease; susceptible. 2. not resistant; passively obedient. n. 3. a person who maintains that established authority, even when tyrannical, should not be resisted by force. 4. a person who does not use force to resist violence. [1695–1705] non`re•sis′tance, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | nonresistant - (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; "liable to diabetes"nonimmune, unresistant, liablesusceptible - (often followed by `of' or `to') yielding readily to or capable of; "susceptible to colds"; "susceptible of proof" | | 2. | nonresistant - offering no resistancecompliant - disposed or willing to comply; "children compliant with the parental will" |
nonresistantadjectiveSubmitting without objection or resistance:acquiescent, passive, resigned, submissive.
nonresistantenUK
nonresistant (nŏn′rĭ-zĭs′tənt)adj.1. Not resistant, especially to a disease or an environmental factor, such as heat or moisture.2. Submissively obedient. non′re·sis′tant n.nonresistantenUK Related to nonresistant: impulseSynonyms for nonresistantadj submitting without objection or resistanceSynonyms- acquiescent
- passive
- resigned
- submissive
Synonyms for nonresistantadj (often followed by 'to') likely to be affected withSynonyms- nonimmune
- unresistant
- liable
Related Wordsadj offering no resistanceRelated Words |