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adjective
- 1. offering no resistance to something or someone: "the drugs wipe out all the non-resistant germs"
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Nonresistant definition: 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.. See examples of NONRESISTANT used in a sentence.
The meaning of NONRESISTANT is not resistant; specifically : susceptible to the effects of a deleterious agent (such as an insecticide, a pathogen, or an extreme environmental condition). How to use nonresistant in a sentence.
1. 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. 2. not resistant; passively obedient. noun.
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.
What does the word non-resistant mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word non-resistant. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. non-resistant has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. military (1850s) life sciences (1900s) medicine (1900s) See meaning & use.
Nonresistance (or non-resistance) is "the practice or principle of not resisting authority, even when it is unjustly exercised". At its core is discouragement of, even opposition to, physical resistance to an enemy.
Synonyms for NONRESISTANT: resigned, obedient, passive, tolerant, acquiescent, willing, unresistant, yielding; Antonyms of NONRESISTANT: resistant, resisting, protesting, unyielding, defiant, refractory, rebellious, recalcitrant.
