"waterfast" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more waterfast [comparative], most waterfast [superlative]
Etymology: From water + fast. Cognate with Scots wattirfast (“watertight”), West Frisian wetterfêst (“waterproof”), Dutch watervast (“waterproof”), German wasserfest (“waterproof”), Danish vandfast (“waterproof”), Swedish vattenfast (“waterproof”). Etymology templates: {{com|en|water|fast}} water + fast, {{cog|sco|wattirfast|t=watertight}} Scots wattirfast (“watertight”), {{cog|fy|wetterfêst|t=waterproof}} West Frisian wetterfêst (“waterproof”), {{cog|nl|watervast|t=waterproof}} Dutch watervast (“waterproof”), {{cog|de|wasserfest|t=waterproof}} German wasserfest (“waterproof”), {{cog|da|vandfast|t=waterproof}} Danish vandfast (“waterproof”), {{cog|sv|vattenfast|t=waterproof}} Swedish vattenfast (“waterproof”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} waterfast (comparative more waterfast, superlative most waterfast)
  1. watertight
    Sense id: en-waterfast-en-adj-i7o8o3Gu
  2. waterproof
    Sense id: en-waterfast-en-adj-rzuiXsY2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73

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