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Webster 1913 Edition


Renitency

{

Re-ni′tence

(r?-n?′tens)
,

Re-ni′ten-cy

(-te-s?)
, }
Noun.
[Cf. F.
rénitence
.]
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.

Definition 2024


renitency

renitency

English

Noun

renitency (usually uncountable, plural renitencies)

  1. Alternative form of renitence
    • E. Darwin
      We find a renitency in ourselves to ascribe life and irritability to the cold and motionless fibres of plants.