nonresistant

[ non-ri-zis-tuh nt ]
/ ˌnɒn rɪˈzɪs tənt /
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adjective

not able, conditioned, or constructed to withstand the effect of something, as a disease, a specific change in temperature, or harsh treatment; susceptible to damage or ill effects.
not resistant; passively obedient.

noun

a person who does not resist force.
a person who maintains that violence or established authority, even when tyrannical, should not be resisted by force.

Origin of nonresistant

First recorded in 1695–1705; non- + resistant

Words nearby nonresistant

nonrepeating decimal, nonrepresentational, nonresident, nonresidential, nonresistance, nonresistant, nonrestraint, nonrestrictive, nonrestrictive clause, nonreturn, nonreturn valve

Words related to nonresistant

unflappable, quiet, uninvolved, static, laid-back, nonviolent, indifferent, apathetic, meek, accommodating, deferential, passive, obedient, dutiful, ready, affected, receptive, sensitive, impressionable, easy

Example sentences from the Web for nonresistant

  • Garrison, known to all as a nonresistant, made it clear that his sympathies were with the government.

    Susan B. Anthony |Alma Lutz

British Dictionary definitions for nonresistant

nonresistant
/ (ˌnɒnrɪˈzɪstənt) /

adjective

incapable of resisting something, such as a disease; susceptible
history (esp in 17th-century England) practising passive obedience to royal authority even when its commands were unjust

Derived forms of nonresistant

nonresistance, noun

Medical definitions for nonresistant

nonresistant
[ nŏn′rĭ-zĭs′tənt ]

adj.

Not resistant, especially to a disease or environmental factor, such as heat or moisture.
Submissively obedient.