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PRONUNCIATION OF RESISTIVENESS

resistiveness  [rɪˈzɪstɪvnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RESISTIVENESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Resistiveness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RESISTIVENESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of resistiveness in the English dictionary

The definition of resistiveness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being resistive or offering resistance.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RESISTIVENESS


activeness
ˈæktɪvnəs
adaptiveness
əˈdæptɪvnəs
conservativeness
kənˈsɜːvətɪvnəs
cooperativeness
kəʊˈɒpərətɪvnəs
costiveness
ˈkɒstɪvnəs
creativeness
krɪˈeɪtɪvnəs
defectiveness
dɪˈfektɪvnəs
festiveness
ˈfestɪvnəs
inactiveness
ɪnˈæktɪvnəs
inattentiveness
ˌɪnəˈtentɪvnəs
informativeness
ɪnˈfɔːmətɪvnəs
innovativeness
ˈɪnəvətɪvnəs
inoperativeness
ɪnˈɒpərətɪvnəs
intuitiveness
ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪvnəs
objectiveness
əbˈdʒɛktɪvnəs
positiveness
ˈpɒzɪtɪvnəs
primitiveness
ˈprɪmɪtɪvnəs
restrictiveness
rɪˈstrɪktɪvnəs
stick-to-itiveness
ˌstɪkˈtuːˌɪtɪvnəs
tentativeness
ˈtɛntətɪvnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RESISTIVENESS

resist
resistance
resistance fighter
resistance movement
resistance thermometer
resistance welding
resistant
Resistencia
resister
resistibility
resistible
resistibly
resistingly
resistive
resistively
resistivity
resistless
resistlessly
resistlessness
resistor

WORDS THAT END LIKE RESISTIVENESS

adhesiveness
appropriateness
attentiveness
attractiveness
awareness
awesomeness
brand awareness
business
closeness
competitiveness
completeness
cost-effectiveness
cuteness
effectiveness
hoarseness
likeness
oneness
responsiveness
self-awareness
soreness
uniqueness

Synonyms and antonyms of resistiveness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «resistiveness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RESISTIVENESS

Find out the translation of resistiveness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of resistiveness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «resistiveness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

resistiveness
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

insubordinación
570 millions of speakers

English

resistiveness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

resistiveness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

resistiveness
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

resistiveness
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

resistiveness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

resistiveness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fait de résistance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ketahanan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Widerständigkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

resistiveness
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

resistiveness
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Resistensi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

resistiveness
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

resistiveness
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिकारशक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

resistiveness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

resistiveness
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lista odporności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

resistiveness
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

resistiveness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

resistiveness
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

resistiveness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

resistiveness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

resistiveness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of resistiveness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RESISTIVENESS»

The term «resistiveness» is barely ever used and occupies the 199.532 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RESISTIVENESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «resistiveness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «resistiveness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about resistiveness

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RESISTIVENESS»

Discover the use of resistiveness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to resistiveness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Life Energies, Forces and the Shaping of Life: Vital, ...
local representation. An indispensable characteristic of such a local representation is that of its local space and time structure. Although mass has originally been taken to be a resistiveness in spacetime, its representation was left unspecified.
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, 2002
2
Benign Stupors: A Study of a New Manic-depressive Reaction Type
But then she put them up again of her own accord, and when she had done this presented intense resistiveness ,to any movement. Later she extended her arms in front of her and said, "I am all right," in a theatrical manner, and then added, ...
August Hoch, John Thompson MacCurdy, 1921
3
Psychology Books Part - 1:
By far the commonest manifestation is muscular resistiveness, often spoken of as "resistiveness." It was present in thirtytwo out of thirty seven of our cases. Usually it takes the form of a contraction of the whole system of voluntary muscleswhen ...
Publishthis, 2013
4
Proceedings of the American Medico-Psychological Association ...
18 46 Somewhat similar Resistiveness. Doubtful. Paranoid-persecu- tory. attacks at 43, 44, Impulsivity. Often seemingly and 46. Impulsive violence. apathetic. Grandiose (?). Destructiveness. Posturing. Mannerisms. Light stuporous states.
American Psychiatric Association, 1917
5
Enhancing the Quality of Life in Advanced Dementia
Resistiveness may be managed by both behavioral and pharmacologi— cal approaches. The simplest behavioral approach is to leave the patient for a while and attempt to perform the activity after few minutes, when the patient has forgotten ...
Ladislav Volicer, Lisa Bloom-Charette, 2013
6
The American Journal of Insanity
Previous attacks. Rata tonic symptoms. Affect. Delusions. No. 9 42 None. Resistiveness. Food refusal. Screaming spells. Speech monotony. Peculiar cramped Agitated depression. Personal wrong- doing. Hypochondriacal. Somatic . attitudes.
‎1917
7
The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Alzheimer ...
This “resistiveness to care” is often caused by patient's belief (often delusional) that the care is not needed. Therefore, the patient defends against the caregiver and, if the caregiver persists in efforts to provide care, the patient may become ...
Myron F. Weiner, Anne M. Lipton, 2009
8
Music as Therapy: A Dialogical Perspective
Nordoff and Robbins used the word “resistiveness.” This is somewhat different from the term “resistance” as this is used in psychoanalytic terminology. Generally, what is meant by the term is resistance toward uncovering what is felt to be ...
Rudy Garred, 2006
9
The hygiene of mind
But for such resistiveness many of our race would become so unhappy that they would die, and our slum population would become so fierce that they certainly would steal and murder more than they do. Many of our social customs are so ...
Thomas Smith Clouston, 1907
10
Music Therapy
A particular feature of Scale 1 is that it assesses the relationship in terms of both Participation and Resistiveness. As they wrote: Not all response in therapy was participatory: with autistic, post-autistic, or other emotionally disturbed children, ...
Rachel Darnley-Smith, Helen M Patey, 2003

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RESISTIVENESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term resistiveness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Proposed revamp of Rose Bowl Operating Company contract heads …
“I think it's a helpful discussion and I've been grateful to the RBOC for its resistiveness and I think it can only be a worthwhile effort we are making to scrutinize ... «Pasadena Star-News, Feb 14»
2
Apple granted patent for curved touch surfaces, could lead to curved …
... a lower temperature to prevent structural damage despite the fact that higher temperatures allow for greater thin film resistiveness and better optical properties. «TechSpot, Dec 13»
3
Curved Touch Displays and Touch Surfaces Patent Comes Calling …
Manufacturers, however, may prefer to employ high annealing temperatures for added thin film resistiveness and enhanced optical properties”. Apple curved 2. «DeviceMAG, Dec 13»
4
Improving care for dementia patients in our ailing aged care system
But “physical behaviours” that might require two or three extra staff members to assist (such as aggression, resistiveness, spitting, kicking, scratching), receive ... «Transforming The Nation's Healthcare, Apr 12»
5
Gerontologist to address effects of 'elderspeak' on Alzheimer's patients
“The result is resistiveness to the care provided by the staff. The disruptive interaction adds to staff stress, burnout, and high turnover and increases the costs of ... «University of Delaware, Sep 09»
6
Alzheimer's Disease Improved When Patients Communicated …
The Resistiveness to Care Scale (RTCS) is a measure of the occurrence of and intensity of behaviors of persons with dementia including those that disrupt care. «eMaxHealth.com, Jul 08»

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