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renitentenUK
ren·i·tent R0151800 (rĕn′ĭ-tənt, rĭ-nīt′nt)adj.1. Resistant to physical pressure; not pliant.2. Reluctant to yield or be swayed; recalcitrant. [Latin renītēns, renītent-, present participle of renītī, to resist : re-, re- + nītī, to press forward.] ren′i·tence, ren′i·ten·cy n.renitent (rɪˈnaɪtənt; ˈrɛnɪtənt) adj1. reluctant; recalcitrant2. not flexible[C18: from Latin renītī to strive afresh, from re- + nītī to endeavour] reˈnitence, reˈnitency nThesaurusrenitentadjectiveTending to resist, as an influence or idea:resistant, resisting, resistive.
renitentenUK Related to renitent: reticent, complaisant, trepidantSynonyms for renitentadj tending to resist, as an influence or ideaSynonyms- resistant
- resisting
- resistive
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