water-repellent

Examples

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• Treat suede and leather with water repellent spray:

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• Also, when considering laminate for use in a bathroom or kitchen area, it would be great to look for paraffined waxed joints because the flooring is even water-repellent.

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• Before you wear your new pair of shoes, be sure to apply a coat or two of water repellent spray.

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• Soft-shell is a term used to refer to water-repellent clothes.

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• If it's gone, you know that most of that waxy water repellent coating is gone off the straw.

• This shell is bonded to a waterproof/breathable membrane and has an advanced water-repellent finish that causes water to bead up and roll off.

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• Avoid popular so-called "warm-up suits" of any kind, particularly those made of synthetic and water-repellent fabrics that hold in heat and moisture.

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• Water-repellent fur along the fleece coat is unquestionably the cardigan to own in wintry weather.

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• The taffeta shell has a durable water-repellent finish that provides an effective barrier to the elements.

• The spikeless shoe has a water-repellent upper and can be worn on or off the course.

Synonyms

I

impervious

vswater-repellent

28 7.5

Not letting water pass through and not changed by words

focuses on resisting water only, not the broader impermeability or unaffected sense

W

watertight

vswater-repellent

7 2.6

Completely closed so water cannot get in or out

is less absolute and allows some resistance rather than full impermeability

W

water-resistant

vswater-repellent

5 3.4

Keeps some water out without being fully waterproof

is similar but stresses resistance rather than complete impermeability

H

hydrophobic

vswater-repellent

• Specialized

1 7.7

Not absorbing water so it stays dry

is more about surface resistance to water rather than molecular nonmixing

R

repellent

vswater-repellent

1 4.4

Not letting water or other liquids soak in

is specific to resisting water rather than many different substances

R

rainproof

vswater-repellent

1 2.7

Keeping rain out so things stay dry

is about resisting water generally, not only protection from rain

W

waterproofed

vswater-repellent

3.3

Treated so clothes or shoes do not let water in

is a general property of resisting water, not necessarily after treatment

Antonyms

A

absorbent

10 3.4

Able to soak up liquid easily

How Water-Repellent

waterproof

35 1.6

water-resistant

5 3.4

water-repellent

1 3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology