Resilient vs Resist - What's the difference?
resilient | resist |
Able to endure tribulation without cracking.
* 1994 , Michael Grumley, The Last Diary :
To attempt to counter the actions or effects of.
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(obsolete) To be distasteful to.
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As verbs the difference between resilient and resist
is that resilient is while resist is to attempt to counter the actions or effects of.As a noun resist is
a protective coating or covering oxford english dictionary , 2nd ed, 1989.resilient
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He’s resilient , and strong, but sometimes tonight, here, the weight of what he’s saying makes him stop, pause as if lost.
Derived terms
* resilienceSynonyms
* bendable * flexible * strongAntonyms
* brittle * fragileresist
English
Verb
(en verb)Our banks are out of control, passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic who still resists the idea that something drastic needs to happen for him to turn his life around.}}
The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=The preposterous altruism too!
- These cates resist me,