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acrylic

/əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/

acrylic adjective: derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.

acrylic: derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile
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Adjective

acrylic (not comparable)

  1. Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
  2. Containing an acrylic resin.

Noun

acrylic (plural acrylics)

  1. An acrylic resin.
  2. (painting) A paint containing an acrylic resin.
    • When it comes to painting, I prefer using acrylics as my medium.
  3. A painting executed using such a paint.
  4. A thick sheet of plastic.
  5. A liquid coating system based on an acrylic resin.

acrylic meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

acrylic in Hindi

ऐक्रेलिक, एक्रिलिक, ऐक्रैलिक

acrylic in Tamil

அக்ரிலிக்

acrylic in Marathi

अॅक्रेलिक, एक्रिलिक, ऍक्रेलिक

acrylic in Urdu

ایکریلک, ایکرلک
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acrylic in Bengali
এক্রাইলিক
acrylic in Telugu
యాక్రిలిక్, అక్రిలిక్
acrylic in Malayalam
അക്രിലിക്, അക്രിലിക്ക്
acrylic in Kannada
ಅಕ್ರಿಲಿಕ್, ಆಕ್ರಿಲಿಕ್
acrylic in Punjabi
ਐਕਰੀਲਿਕ, ਐਕ੍ਰੀਲਿਕ
acrylic in Gujarati
એક્રેલિક, એક્રિલિક, ઍક્રેલિક
acrylic in Odia
ଏକ୍ରିଲିକ୍, ଆକ୍ରିଲିକ୍, ଅକ୍ରିଲିକ୍
acrylic in Nepali
एक्रिलिक, ऐक्रेलिक, एक्रेलिक

Examples of acrylic in a sentence

  • Acrylics, oils, charcoal, and gouache are all mediums I used in my painting.
  • Lefotver acrylic paint will often skin as it partially dries.
  • They chose cabinets with reflective acrylic doors and stainless steel accents to accomplish that.

All 23 example sentences with acrylic

Forms of acrylic

pluralacrylics

Plural of acrylic: acrylics

Origin of acrylic

From acryl + -ic, from acrolein, from Latin acer (“sharp”) + olere (“to smell”).

Words formed from acrylic

Phrases with acrylic

Words that rhyme with acrylic

Questions about acrylic

What does acrylic mean?
Acrylic means derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile.
What is acrylic in Hindi?
Acrylic in Hindi is ऐक्रेलिक, एक्रिलिक, ऐक्रैलिक. See Acrylic meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is acrylic?
Acrylic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce acrylic?
Acrylic is pronounced /əˈkɹɪl.ɪk/ (UK).

Words near acrylic in the dictionary

  1. acrylate
  2. acrylated
  3. acrylates
  4. acrylation
  5. acrylations
  6. acrylic
  7. acrylic acid
  8. acrylic fiber
  9. acrylic fibers
  10. acrylic fibre
  11. acrylic fibres

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: acrylic (page history and authors); acrylic (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); acrylic (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); acrylic (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); acrylic (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); acrylic (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); acrylic (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); acrylic (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); acrylic (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); acrylic (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); acrylic (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); acrylic (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); acrylic (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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