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The state or quality of being renitent; resistance; reluctance.

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  1. n. The state or quality of being renitent; resistance; reluctance.
  2. 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.
  3. n. The state or quality of being renitent; resistance; reluctance.