stain resistant

Won't absorb messes

Stain resistant describes materials treated or manufactured to repel or resist absorbing stains: stain-resistant carpet, stain-resistant fabric.

The term appears on clothing, upholstery, and cookware.

Something stain resistant isn't stain-proof—it resists staining better than untreated material but can still be marked with enough effort or neglect.

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Scotchgard · Teflon · repellent · wipe · clean · durable · upholstery · couch cushions · carpet · tablecloth · dining table · nano · treated · protective · coffee · red wine · wine · tomato sauce

Categories
Opposites
susceptibility to staining

stain resistantstainable

Able to absorb dye

high-maintenance · delicate · untreated · unprotected

liquid absorption properties

stain resistantabsorbent

Able to soak up

porous · permeable · absorptive · wicking · uncoated

Family

stain, resistant, stains, stained, staining, stainer, unstained, resist, resists

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Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G