renitent

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/ˈɹɛnɪtənt/

adjective

resistant to physical pressure; unyielding

OriginLatin renītēns →
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Meanings

adjectiverenitent (comparative more renitent, superlative most renitent)

comparative more renitent · superlative most renitent

  1. resistant to physical pressure; unyielding

    […]I could see the renitent surface under my feet and the mossy walls about me[…]

    1987, Gene Wolfe, chapter VI, in The Urth of the New Sun, 1st US edition, New York: Tor Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 38
  2. resistant to compulsion; recalcitrant

Origin

  1. Latinrenītēns
  2. Englishrenitent

From Latin renītēns, present participle of renītor (“resist, struggle”).

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APA

renitent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renitent

MLA

“renitent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renitent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “renitent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/renitent.

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