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repellent

/ɹəˈpɛlənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
re-pel-lent
IPA
/ɹəˈpɛlənt/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Repulsive, inspiring aversion.

adj

Resistant or impervious to something.

adj

Tending or able to repel; driving back.

Archaic

noun

A substance or solution used to repel insects, dangerous animals, or other pests.

noun

A substance or treatment for a fabric etc to make it impervious to something.

noun

Someone or something that repels.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin repellēns. Equivalent to repel + -ent.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹəˈpɛlənt/
  • British English: /ɹəˈpɛlənt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more repellent (comparative) most repellent (superlative) repellant (alternative) repellents (plural)

Derived Forms

chemorepellent excitorepellent interrepellent nonrepellent Quarpel repellency repellently unrepellent

Phrases

insect repellent pussy repellent water repellent

Synonyms

aversive resistant disgusting disgustful distasteful foul loathly loathsome repellant repelling revolting skanky

Rhymes With

water-repellent propellant

Questions

How do you pronounce repellent?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈpɛlənt/.
What does repellent mean?
Repulsive, inspiring aversion.
Where does repellent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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