nonresistance vs nonresistant

nonresistance is a noun but nonresistant is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nonresistance	Yes	No	No	No
nonresistant	No	Yes	No	No

nonresistance (noun)	nonresistant (noun)
group refusal to resort to violence even in defense against violence

nonresistance (adjective)	nonresistant (adjective)
	offering no resistance, compliant
	(often followed by `to') likely to be affected with