A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
"After years of hiding in the forests, the local resistant finally emerged to lead the uprising against the occupying forces."
In plain English: A resistant person is someone who refuses to listen to advice or change their mind.
"The patient showed strong resistant to the new antibiotic treatment."
disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
"The group was labeled as resistant after they openly defied the new curfew imposed by the city council."
Which makes resistance or offers opposition.
"The new security system is resistant to common hacking attempts, making it difficult for intruders to breach the network."
In plain English: Resistant means something that is hard to change, stop, or overcome.
"The new fabric is highly resistant to water and stains."
Usage: Use resistant to describe something that withstands an external force, such as bacteria resisting antibiotics or material resisting heat. It differs from unyielding by emphasizing the ability to block a specific influence rather than general stubbornness.
The word resistant comes from the French term résistant, which was formed by adding a suffix meaning "one who does something" to the verb for resisting. It entered English as a direct adaptation of this French construction.