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Definition of Repellant
1. Noun. A compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water.
2. Adjective. Serving or tending to repel. "I find his obsequiousness repellent"
Similar to: Unpleasant
Derivative terms: Repel, Repel, Repellent, Repellent, Repellent
3. Noun. A chemical substance that repels animals.
Generic synonyms: Chemical Compound, Compound
Specialized synonyms: Insect Repellant, Insect Repellent, Insectifuge
Derivative terms: Repel, Repel, Repellent
4. Adjective. Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust. "A wicked stench"
Similar to: Offensive
Derivative terms: Disgustingness, Distastefulness, Loathsomeness, Repel, Repel, Repel, Repel, Skank, Wickedness
5. Noun. The power to repel. "She knew many repellents to his advances"
Generic synonyms: Power, Powerfulness
Derivative terms: Repellent, Repellent
Definition of Repellant
1. Adjective. (alternative form of repellent) ¹
2. Noun. (alternative form of repellent) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Repellant
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Repellant
Literary usage of Repellant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Novels and Letters of Jane Austen by Jane Austen (1906)
"great girls in the school ; and it must be at Hart- field only that she could
have any chance of hearing him spoken of with cooling moderation or repellant ..."
2. The Essential Faith of the Universal Church: Deduced from the Sacred Records by Harriet Martineau (1833)
"... own unfitness for grace, arising from natural causes, and not by any sin of
any ancestor, or by any arbitrary decree of God, or by any repellant and ..."
3. An Analysis of the Lever Escapement: A Lecture Delivered Before the Canadian by R. H. Playtner (1895)
"... and if placed to the opposite side of EB the tooth would repel the pallet,
forming what is known as the repellant escapement. ..."
4. The System of Mental Philosophy by Asa Mahan (1882)
"SYMPATHETIC AND repellant EMOTIONS. All are aware, that the contemplation of
certain emotions as existing in other minds, tends to induce similar feelings ..."
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