Meanings
comparative more water-resistant · superlative most water-resistant
- That slows the penetration of water (but is not necessarily fully watertight).
Near-synonyms: waterproof, water-repellent
Synonyms: waterproof, water-repellent
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveThat slows the penetration of water (but is not necessarily fully watertight).
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehindering the penetration of water
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian водоустойчив
- водоустойчив (vodoustojčiv)that slows the penetration of water
Catalan hidròfug
- hidròfugthat slows the penetration of water
Finnish vettähylkivä
- vettähylkiväthat slows the penetration of water
French hydrofuge
- hydrofugethat slows the penetration of water
German wasserbeständig
- wasserbeständigthat slows the penetration of water
Greek αδιάβροχος
- αδιάβροχος (adiávrochos)that slows the penetration of water
Hungarian vízálló
- vízállóthat slows the penetration of water
Māori parewai
- parewaithat slows the penetration of water
Polish wodoodporny
- wodoodpornythat slows the penetration of water
Portuguese resistente à água
- resistente à águathat slows the penetration of water
Russian водосто́йкий
- водосто́йкий (vodostójkij)that slows the penetration of water
Ukrainian водостійки́й
- водостійки́й (vodostijkýj)that slows the penetration of water
Cite this entry
water-resistant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water-resistant
“water-resistant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water-resistant. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “water-resistant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/water-resistant.
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