adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   resistant to physical pressure; unyielding

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

2. 2
   resistant to compulsion; recalcitrant

Synonyms

All synonyms

antagonisticantipatheticapatheticbackwardbalkingbalky

Example

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

Etymology

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

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