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resinous

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to resin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: resinaceous

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Negative (of electric charge).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: vitreous

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having the characteristics of pitch or tar

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pitchy, resiny, tarry

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French résineux; cf. Latin resinosus. By surface analysis, resin + -ous.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: смолист (smolist) — of or pertaining to resin
  • Catalan: resinós — of or pertaining to resin
  • Finnish: pihkainen — of or pertaining to resin
  • German: harzig — of or pertaining to resin
  • Greek: ρητινώδης (ritinódis) — of or pertaining to resin
  • Ancient Greek: ἔνδᾳδος (éndāidos) — of or pertaining to resin
  • Ingrian: pihkain — of or pertaining to resin
  • Ingrian: ruakas — of or pertaining to resin
  • Irish: roisíneach — of or pertaining to resin
  • Italian: resinoso — of or pertaining to resin
  • Latin: rēsīnōsus — of or pertaining to resin
  • Ottoman Turkish: ساقزلو (sakızlı) — of or pertaining to resin
  • Polish: żywiczny — of or pertaining to resin
  • Polish: żywicowy — of or pertaining to resin
  • Romanian: rășinos — of or pertaining to resin
  • Russian: смоли́стый (smolístyj) — of or pertaining to resin
  • Spanish: resinoso — of or pertaining to resin
  • Swedish: kådig — of or pertaining to resin
  • Turkish: çıralı — of or pertaining to resin