re·pel·lent
also re·pel·lant (rĭ-pĕl′ənt)adj.
2. Resistant or impervious to a substance. Often used in combination: a water-repellent fabric.
3. Serving or tending to repel something, especially insects: a repellent spray.
n.
Something that repels, especially:
a. A substance used to repel insects.
b. A substance or treatment for making a fabric or surface impervious or resistant to something else.
re·pel′lence, re·pel′len·cy n.
re·pel′lent·ly adv.
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repellent
orrepellant
adj
1. giving rise to disgust or aversion; distasteful or repulsive
2. driving or forcing away or back; repelling
n
3. something, esp a chemical substance, that repels: insect repellent.
4. (Textiles) a substance with which fabrics are treated to increase their resistance to water
reˈpellence, reˈpellance, reˈpellency, reˈpellancy n
reˈpellently, reˈpellantly adv
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re•pel•lent
or re•pel•lant
(rɪˈpɛl ənt)adj.
1. causing distaste or aversion; repulsive.
2. serving or tending to ward off or drive away.
3. impervious or resistant to something (often used in combination): moth-repellent.
n. 4. something that repels, as a substance that keeps away insects.
5. any solution applied to a fabric to increase its resistance to water, moths, etc.
re•pel′lent•ly, adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Noun | 1. | repellent - a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight |
| 2. | repellent - a chemical substance that repels animals chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | |
| 3. | repellent - the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances" power, powerfulness - possession of controlling influence; "the deterrent power of nuclear weapons"; "the power of his love saved her"; "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade" | |
| Adj. | 1. | repellent - serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent" unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" |
| 2. |  repellent - highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust; "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"foul, loathly, repelling, revolting, skanky, disgustful, disgusting, yucky, distasteful, loathsome, repellant, wicked offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors" | |
| 3. | repellent - incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water" nonabsorbent, nonabsorptive - not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids) |
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repellent
adjective
1. disgusting, offensive, revolting, obscene, sickening, distasteful, horrid, obnoxious, repulsive, noxious, nauseating, odious, hateful, repugnant, off-putting (Brit. informal), loathsome, abhorrent, abominable, cringe-making (Brit. informal), yucky or yukky (slang), discouraging She still found the place repellent.
2. proof, resistant, repelling, impermeable a shower repellent jacket
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
repellent
adjectiveExtremely unpleasant to the senses or feelings:
atrocious, disgusting, foul, horrid, nasty, nauseating, offensive, repulsive, revolting, sickening, ugly, unwholesome, vile.
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Translations
طَارِدمُنَفِّر، بَغيض، كَريه
odpudivýodpuzovač
frastødendevæmmelig
vastenmielinen
odbojan
嫌な
불쾌한
atbaidošspretīgs
odpudivý
frånstötande
ทำให้เป็นที่รังเกียจ
böcek ilâcıitici
ghê tởm
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
repellent
repellant [rɪˈpɛlənt] adj (= disgusting) → repoussant(e)
n (= product, spray) → insectifuge m insect repellent, mosquito repellent, moth repellent
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
repellent
(-ənt) adjective repulsive; causing dislike or disgust. repellent smell/behaviour.
nounsee insect repellent.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
repellent
→ طَارِد odpudivý frastødende widerlich απωθητικός repelente vastenmielinen repoussant odbojan repellente 嫌な 불쾌한 weerzinwekkend frastøtende odpychający repugnante, repulsivo репеллент frånstötande ทำให้เป็นที่รังเกียจ itici ghê tởm 令人厌恶的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
re·pel·lent
a. repelente.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
repellent
n repelente m; insect — repelente de insectosEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.