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against; to withstand; to obstruct. That mortal dint, Save He who reigns above, none can resist. Milton.

The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active. When King Demetrius saw that . . . no resistance was made against him, he sent away all his forces. 1. Macc. xi. 38.

A rheostat consisting of an open frame on which are stretched spirals of wire. Being freely exposed to the air, they radiate heat rapidly.

Making resistance; resisting. -- n.

One who resists.

Making much resistance.

The quality of being resistible; resistibleness.

Capable of being resisted; as, a resistible force. Sir M. Hale. -- Re*sist"i*ble*ness, n. -- Re*sist"i*bly, adv.

Making resistance; opposing; as, a resisting medium. -- Re*sist"ing ly, adv.

Serving to resist. B. Jonsosn.

Having no power to resist; making no opposition. [Obs. or R.] Spenser.

Nonresistance; passive submission.

The quality or state of being irrestible, irresistibleness.

That can not be successfully resisted or opposed; superior to opposition; resistless; overpowering; as, an irresistible attraction. An irresistible law of our nature impels us to seek happiness. J. M. Mason.

Quality of being irrestible.

In an irrestible manner.

Irresistible. [Obs.] Glanvill.

The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without opposition.

Making no resistance.

Not making resistance.