Meanings
adjectiveacrylic (not comparable)
- not comparablechemistryDerived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
- not comparableContaining an acrylic resin.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna glassy thermoplastic; can be cast and molded or used in coatings and adhesives
Similar
acrylic resinacrylate resin
Broader
synthetic resin
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan acrílic, acrílic
- acrílicderived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile
- acríliccontaining an acrylic resin
Chinese Mandarin 丙烯酸的, 含丙烯樹脂的 /含丙烯树脂的
- 丙烯酸的 (bǐngxīsuān de)derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile
- 含丙烯樹脂的 /含丙烯树脂的 (hán bǐngxīshùzhī de)containing an acrylic resin
- 亞克力 /亚克力 (yàkèlì)thick sheet of plastic
- 壓克力 /压克力 (yākèlì)thick sheet of plastic
- 丙烯顏料 /丙烯颜料 (bǐngxī yánliào)paint containing an acrylic resin
- 丙烯畫 /丙烯画painting made with acrylic paint
Danish akrylisk
- akryliskderived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile
Dutch acryl-, acryl-
- acryl-derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile
- acryl-containing an acrylic resin
- acrylpaint containing an acrylic resin
- acrylverfpaint containing an acrylic resin
- acrylverftekeningpainting made with acrylic paint
Finnish akryyli-, akryylinen
- akryyli-derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile
- akryylinenderived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile
- akryyli-containing an acrylic resin
- akryylinencontaining an acrylic resin
- paksu muovilevythick sheet of plastic
- akryyliväripaint containing an acrylic resin
- akryylimaalauspainting made with acrylic paint
Hebrew אַקְרִילִי
- אַקְרִילִי (aqríli)containing an acrylic resin
Hungarian akrilfesték
- akrilfestékpaint containing an acrylic resin
Irish aicrileach, aicrileach
- aicrileachderived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile
- aicrileachcontaining an acrylic resin
Italian acrilico, acrilico
- acrilicoderived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile
- acrilicocontaining an acrylic resin
Māori kiriaku, kiriaku
- kiriakuderived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile
- kiriakucontaining an acrylic resin
Polish akrylowy, akrylowy
- akrylowyderived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile
- akrylowycontaining an acrylic resin
- akrylthick sheet of plastic
- akrylpaint containing an acrylic resin
- farba akrylowapaint containing an acrylic resin
Portuguese acrílico
- acrílicoderived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile
Romanian acrilic
- acrilicderived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile
Spanish acrílico, acrílico
- acrílicoderived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile
- acrílicocontaining an acrylic resin
Ukrainian акри́ловий, акри́ловий
- акри́ловий (akrýlovyj)derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile
- акри́ловий (akrýlovyj)containing an acrylic resin
Welsh acrylig, acrylig
- acryligderived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile
- acryligcontaining an acrylic resin
- acryligthick sheet of plastic
- acryligpaint containing an acrylic resin
- acryligpainting made with acrylic paint
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with acrylic
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APA
acrylic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrylic
MLA
“acrylic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrylic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acrylic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acrylic.
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