Hyphenation of resistant

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word resistant? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

re-sis-tant

Definitions of resistant:

1.	Relating to or conferring immunity (to disease or infection)
2.	Able to tolerate environmental conditions or physiological stress The plant is tolerant of saltwater These fish are quite tolerant as long as extremes of pH are avoided The new hybrid is more resistant to drought
3.	Impervious to being affected Resistant to the effects of heat Resistant to persuasion
4.	Disposed to or engaged in defiance of established authority
5.	Incapable of absorbing or mixing with A water-repellent fabric Plastic highly resistant to steam and water

Synonyms of resistant:

adj	immune, unsusceptible, insusceptible
adj	impervious, imperviable
adj	insubordinate, resistive, defiant, noncompliant
adj	repellent, nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.