Usually means: Resists penetration by water moderately.
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We found 23 dictionaries that define the word water-resistant:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. water-resistant: Merriam-Webster
  2. water-resistant: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. water-resistant: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. water-resistant, water-resistant: Collins English Dictionary
  5. water-resistant: Vocabulary.com
  6. Water-Resistant, Water-resistant, water-resistant: Wordnik
  7. water-resistant: Wiktionary
  8. water-resistant: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. water-resistant: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. water-resistant: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. water-resistant: Dictionary.com
  12. Water-resistant: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. water-resistant: Rhymezone
  14. water-resistant: FreeDictionary.org
  15. water-resistant: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. water-resistant: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Water-resistant: Health & Beauty Glossary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. water-resistant: Encyclopedia

Tech (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Water-resistant: Beauty & Health Glossary
  2. Lake and Water Word Glossary (No longer online)
  3. PhotoNotes Dictionary of Film and Digital Photography (No longer online)

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▸ adjective:  that slows the penetration of water (but is not waterproof)

Similar:
water-repellent, impermeable, moisture-repellent, nonwaterproofed, waterproof, unwaterproofed, showerproof, nonwatertight, immersible, impervious, more...

Opposite:
water-permeable, water-absorbent, water-susceptible, water-vulnerable, water-porous

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Similar:
water-repellent, impermeable, moisture-repellent, nonwaterproofed, waterproof, unwaterproofed, showerproof, nonwatertight, immersible, impervious, more...

Opposite:
water-permeable, water-absorbent, water-susceptible, water-vulnerable, water-porous



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