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resealable

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

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IY0 S IY1 L AH0 B AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Able to be resealed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A package or opening designed so that it can be resealed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Latin signum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lum Latin sigillum Anglo-Norman seelbor. Middle English sel English seal English reseal Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English resealable From reseal + -able.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: znovuzavíratelný — package or opening designed so that it can be resealed
  • Danish: genlukkelig — package or opening designed so that it can be resealed
  • Dutch: hersluitbaar — package or opening designed so that it can be resealed
  • German: wiederverschließbar — package or opening designed so that it can be resealed
  • Hungarian: visszazárható — package or opening designed so that it can be resealed
  • Portuguese: resselável — package or opening designed so that it can be resealed