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fire-resistant

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Capable of withstanding fire, either permanently or for a pre-determined time.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

difficult to burn

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fire-retardant, fire-resisting, fire-resistive

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: brandsikker — resistant to fire
  • Dutch: brandwerend — resistant to fire
  • Esperanto: fajrorezista — resistant to fire
  • French: anti-feu — resistant to fire
  • French: réfractaire — resistant to fire
  • Georgian: ცეცხლგამძლე (cecxlgamʒle) — resistant to fire
  • German: feuerbeständing — resistant to fire
  • Japanese: 耐火 (taika) — resistant to fire
  • Norwegian Bokmål: brannsikker — resistant to fire
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ildfast — resistant to fire
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brannsikker — resistant to fire
  • Swedish: brandsäker — resistant to fire