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repellent
Overview of noun repellent
The noun repellent has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. repellent, repellant -- (a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water)
2. repellent, repellant -- (a chemical substance that repels animals)
3. repellent, repellant -- (the power to repel; "she knew many repellents to his advances")
Overview of adj repellent
The adj repellent has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. rebarbative, repellent, repellant -- (serving or tending to repel; "he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful"; "I find his obsequiousness repellent")
2. disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky -- (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")
3. repellent, resistant -- (incapable of absorbing or mixing with; "a water-repellent fabric"; "plastic highly resistant to steam and water")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun repellent
3 senses of repellent
Sense 1
repellent, repellant
=> compound, chemical compound
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
repellent, repellant
=> compound, chemical compound
=> substance, matter
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
repellent, repellant
=> power, powerfulness
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun repellent
1 of 3 senses of repellent
Sense 2
repellent, repellant
=> insectifuge, insect repellent, insect repellant
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun repellent
3 senses of repellent
Sense 1
repellent, repellant
=> compound, chemical compound
Sense 2
repellent, repellant
=> compound, chemical compound
Sense 3
repellent, repellant
=> power, powerfulness
Antonyms of noun repellent
Member Holonyms of noun repellent
Substance Holonyms of noun repellent
Part Holonyms of noun repellent
Member Meronyms of noun repellent
Substance Meronyms of noun repellent
Part Meronyms of noun repellent
Meronyms of noun repellent
Holonyms of noun repellent
Attributes of noun repellent
Derived Forms of noun repellent
1 of 3 senses of repellent
Sense 2
repellent, repellant
RELATED TO>(verb) repel#2
=> repel, repulse
Domain of noun repellent
Domain Terms of noun repellent
Familiarity of noun repellent
repellent used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun repellent
3 senses of repellent
Sense 1
repellent, repellant
> compound, chemical compound
=> vanillin
=> acceptor
=> adduct
=> antiknock
=> acid
=> arsenide
=> hydrogen cyanide
=> anionic compound
=> base, alkali
=> binary compound
=> taurine
=> chromogen
=> manganese tetroxide
=> monomer
=> ozonide
=> organic compound
=> ammine
=> anhydride
=> azide
=> bitter principle
=> buffer
=> calcium-cyanamide, cyanamide
=> carbonyl
=> carbon disulfide
=> cofactor
=> cementite, iron carbide
=> chloropicrin, nitrochloroform
=> complex, coordination compound
=> allomorph
=> corrosive
=> aluminate
=> defoliant
=> depilatory
=> dimer
=> fixing agent, fixer
=> formulation, preparation
=> enantiomorph, enantiomer
=> exotherm
=> goitrogen
=> benzofuran, coumarone, cumarone
=> synthetic, synthetic substance
=> hydrate
=> hydroxide
=> incense
=> inorganic compound
=> repellent, repellant
=> repellent, repellant
=> iodocompound
=> isomer
=> hydroxide, hydrated oxide
=> menthol
=> nitrogen mustard
=> nitride
=> oxide
=> polymer
=> preservative
=> quinone, benzoquinone
=> salt
=> caustic
=> nitrate
=> chloride
=> heterocyclic compound, heterocyclic, heterocycle
=> silicide
=> siloxane
=> sternutator, sternutatory
=> stripper
=> sulfide, sulphide
=> telluride
=> tenderizer, tenderiser
=> tetrachloride
=> triazine
=> yellowcake, U308
=> enamel
=> pregnanediol
Sense 2
repellent, repellant
> compound, chemical compound
=> vanillin
=> acceptor
=> adduct
=> antiknock
=> acid
=> arsenide
=> hydrogen cyanide
=> anionic compound
=> base, alkali
=> binary compound
=> taurine
=> chromogen
=> manganese tetroxide
=> monomer
=> ozonide
=> organic compound
=> ammine
=> anhydride
=> azide
=> bitter principle
=> buffer
=> calcium-cyanamide, cyanamide
=> carbonyl
=> carbon disulfide
=> cofactor
=> cementite, iron carbide
=> chloropicrin, nitrochloroform
=> complex, coordination compound
=> allomorph
=> corrosive
=> aluminate
=> defoliant
=> depilatory
=> dimer
=> fixing agent, fixer
=> formulation, preparation
=> enantiomorph, enantiomer
=> exotherm
=> goitrogen
=> benzofuran, coumarone, cumarone
=> synthetic, synthetic substance
=> hydrate
=> hydroxide
=> incense
=> inorganic compound
=> repellent, repellant
=> repellent, repellant
=> iodocompound
=> isomer
=> hydroxide, hydrated oxide
=> menthol
=> nitrogen mustard
=> nitride
=> oxide
=> polymer
=> preservative
=> quinone, benzoquinone
=> salt
=> caustic
=> nitrate
=> chloride
=> heterocyclic compound, heterocyclic, heterocycle
=> silicide
=> siloxane
=> sternutator, sternutatory
=> stripper
=> sulfide, sulphide
=> telluride
=> tenderizer, tenderiser
=> tetrachloride
=> triazine
=> yellowcake, U308
=> enamel
=> pregnanediol
Sense 3
repellent, repellant
> power, powerfulness
=> potency, effectiveness, strength
=> valence, valency
=> valence, valency
=> preponderance
=> puissance
=> persuasiveness, strength
=> irresistibility, irresistibleness
=> interest, interestingness
=> stranglehold, chokehold, throttlehold
=> sway
=> influence
=> repellent, repellant
=> control
=> legal power, jurisdiction
=> disposal
=> free will, discretion
=> veto
=> effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness, effectuality
Meronyms of noun repellent
3 senses of repellent
Holonyms of noun repellent
Grep of noun repellent
insect repellent
repellent
shark repellent
Antonyms of adj repellent
3 senses of repellent
Sense 1
rebarbative, repellent, repellant
INDIRECT (VIA unpleasant) -> pleasant
Sense 2
disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky
INDIRECT (VIA offensive) -> inoffensive
Sense 3
repellent, resistant
INDIRECT (VIA nonabsorbent) -> absorbent, absorptive
Similarity of adj repellent
3 senses of repellent
Sense 1
rebarbative, repellent, repellant
=> unpleasant (vs. pleasant)
Sense 2
disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky
=> offensive (vs. inoffensive)
Sense 3
repellent, resistant
=> nonabsorbent (vs. absorbent), nonabsorptive
Pertainyms of adj repellent
Attributes of adj repellent
Domain of adj repellent
Domain Terms of adj repellent
Familiarity of adj repellent
repellent used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj repellent
repellent
water-repellent
Grep of adv repellent
repellently
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