Word Type

Noun

Adjective

The word "acrylic" can be used as noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

art store factory paint paint store painting

Derived Terms

acrylate acrylic fiber acrylic fibre chloroacrylic diacrylic hydracrylic acid methacrylic modacrylic polyacrylic

Derived From

acryl

Etymologically Related To

acrolein

Context

organic chemistry

Has Property

plastic

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

cloth fabric man-made fiber material paint pigment synthetic fiber synthetic resin textile

Type Of (IsA)

fabric form of plastic paint plastic synthetic resin

Related Terms

acrylic acid acrylic resin acrylonitrile coating paint painting plastic resin sheet

Synonym Network

acrylic fiber

Used For

art creating paintings for painting with making furniture making paint making toys paint paint picture painting picture painting pictures painting things

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.