renitent

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri nīt′nt, ren′i tənt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•ni•tent  (ri nīt′nt, ren′i tənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. resisting pressure;
    resistant.
  2. persistently opposing;
    recalcitrant.
  • Latin renītent- (stem of renītēns), present participle of renītī to resist, equivalent. to re- re- + nīt(ī) to strive, make an effort + -ent- -ent
  • 1695–1705
re•ni′ten•cy, re•ni′tence, n. 

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