waterproof

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English

Etymology

From water +‎ -proof. Compare West Frisian wetterproef (“waterproof”), Dutch waterproef (“waterproof”).

Adjective

waterproof (comparative more waterproof, superlative most waterproof)

1. Resistant to the effects of water.
2. Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in.
3. (figurative) Incapable of failing; unassailable.

Synonyms

• (made of a material that doesn't allow water in): waterfast, watertight

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Verb

waterproof (third-person singular simple present waterproofs, present participle waterproofing, simple past and past participle waterproofed)

1. To make waterproof or water-resistant.

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Noun

waterproof (plural waterproofs)

1. A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water.
2. Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; especially, an outer garment made of such material.

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French

Adjective

waterproof (feminine waterproofe, masculine plural waterproofs, feminine plural waterproofes)

1. (anglicism) waterproof

Further reading

• “waterproof”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English waterproof.

Adjective

waterproof (invariable)

1. waterproof (all senses)

   Synonym: impermeabile

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English waterproof.

Noun

waterproof n (plural waterproofuri)

1. a waterproof cloak

Declension