renitence
renitence is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The state or quality of being renitent; resistance; reluctance. Sterne. We find a renitency in ourselves to ascribe life and irritability to the cold and motionless fibers of plants. E. Darwin.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- adamant
- adamantean
- adamantine
- alacrity
- aversation
- averseness
- backwardness
- block
- board
- bone
- bony
- brick
- buckram
- calculous
- callosity
- cartilage
- cartilaginous
- cast
- cement
- concrete
- conscience
- corneous
- crag
- crystal
- crystallization
- deal
- delicacy
- demur
- disinclination
- dislike
- dissent
- durity
- firm
- flint
- fossil
- granite
- granitic
- gritty
- hard
- harden
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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