recalcitrant vs resistant

recalcitrant

noun
  • A person who is recalcitrant. 

adj
  • Not viable for an extended period; damaged by drying or freezing. 

  • Unwilling to cooperate socially. 

  • Difficult to deal with or to operate. 

  • Marked by a stubborn unwillingness to obey authority. 

resistant

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

  • A thing which resists. 

adj
  • Which makes resistance or offers opposition. 

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

  • Not greatly influenced by individual members of a sample. 

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