impermeable vs resistant

impermeable

adj
  • Not allowing passage, especially of liquids; waterproof. 

  • Impossible to permeate. 

resistant

adj
  • Which is not affected or overcome by a disease, drug, chemical or atmospheric agent, extreme of temperature, etc. 

  • Which makes resistance or offers opposition. 

  • Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample. 

noun
  • A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement. 

  • A thing which resists. 

How often have the words impermeable and resistant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )