non·re·sis·tant
(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.
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nonresistant
(ˌnɒnrɪˈzɪstənt) adj1. incapable of resisting something, such as a disease; susceptible
2. (Historical Terms) history (esp in 17th-century England) practising passive obedience to royal authority even when its commands were unjust
ˌnonreˈsistance n
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non•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.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. | 1. | nonresistant - (often followed by `to') likely to be affected with; "liable to diabetes"susceptible - (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" |
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nonresistant
adjectiveSubmitting without objection or resistance:
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