Meanings
comparative more water-repellent · superlative most water-repellent
- That does not absorb water or that prevents the absorption of water.
Near-synonym: water-resistant
Synonyms: hydrophobic, water-resistant
plural water-repellents
- alternativeAlternative form of water repellent.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThat does not absorb water or that prevents the absorption of water.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehindering the penetration of water
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French hydrofuge
- hydrofugethat does not absorb water or that prevents the absorption of water — see also hydrophobic
Polish hydrofobowy
- hydrofobowythat does not absorb water or that prevents the absorption of water — see also hydrophobic
Russian водоотта́лкивающий, гидрофо́бный
- водоотта́лкивающий (vodoottálkivajuščij)that does not absorb water or that prevents the absorption of water — see also hydrophobic
- гидрофо́бный (gidrofóbnyj)that does not absorb water or that prevents the absorption of water — see also hydrophobic
Ukrainian водовідшто́вхувальний, гідрофо́бний
- водовідшто́вхувальний (vodovidštóvxuvalʹnyj)that does not absorb water or that prevents the absorption of water — see also hydrophobic
- гідрофо́бний (hidrofóbnyj)that does not absorb water or that prevents the absorption of water — see also hydrophobic
Cite this entry
water-repellent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water-repellent
“water-repellent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water-repellent. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water-repellent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water-repellent.
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