nylon
Syllables: ny·lon/ˈnaɪlɒn/US/ˈnaɪlɑn/
nylon noun: originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
Noun
nylon (countable and uncountable, plural nylons)
- Originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
- A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.
- I tore a hole in my nylons while walking home through the woods.
- He put on make-up, nylons, panties, a dress.1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
- A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel who was appointed as a courtesy, rather than on merit.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: NYLON
NYLON
- New York-London, a reference to transatlantic life, people who spend time in both cities, or a transatlantic culture featuring both cities.
Proper noun (2) capitalized: NyLon
NyLon
- Alternative letter-case form of NYLON.
nylon meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
nylon in Hindi
- substance
- नायलॉन nāylŏn
nylon in Tamil
- நைலான், நைலோன்
nylon in Marathi
- नायलॉन, नायलन, नायलोन
nylon in Urdu
- substance
- نائِلون nāilon
More languagesFewer languages
- nylon in Bengali
- নাইলন nailon
- nylon in Telugu
- నైలాన్, నైలన్
- nylon in Malayalam
- നൈലോൺ, നായ്ലോൺ, നൈലൺ
- nylon in Kannada
- ನೈಲಾನ್, ನಾಯ್ಲಾನ್, ನೈಲೋನ್
- nylon in Punjabi
- ਨਾਈਲੋਨ, ਨਾਈਲੌਨ
- nylon in Gujarati
- નાયલોન, નાઇલોન, નાઈલોન
- nylon in Odia
- ନାଇଲନ୍, ନାଇଲନ, ନାଇଲୋନ
- nylon in Nepali
- नायलॉन, नायलन, नायलोन
- nylon in Pashto
- نيلون naylun
- nylon in Tagalog
- naylon
- nylon in Arabic
- نَايْلُون nāylūn
- nylon in Malay
- nilon
- nylon in Indonesian
- nilon
- nylon in Thai
- ไนล่อน nai-lɔ̂n
- nylon in Vietnamese
- ni lông, ni-lông
- nylon in Myanmar
- နိုင်လွန် nuinglwan
Examples of nylon in a sentence
- The nylon gears kept breaking, so we went to stainless steel.
- A nylon collar kept the bolt from damaging the surface underneath.
- Nylon rope is usually stronger than similar rope made of plant fibers.
Forms of nylon
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | nylons |
| Proper noun | |
| alternative form | Nylon |
| alternative form | NYLon |
| alternative form | NyLon |
Origin of nylon
Coined by the company DuPont in 1938. According to the company, the name was formed from the random generic syllable nyl- + the common fiber suffix -on (as in rayon and Dacron), said to be ultimately from cotton.
Words formed from nylon
Questions about nylon
- What does nylon mean?
- Nylon means originally, the DuPont company trade name for polyamide, a copolymer whose molecules consist of alternating diamine and dicarboxylic acid monomers bonded together; now generically used for this type of polymer.
- What is nylon in Hindi?
- Nylon in Hindi is नायलॉन (nāylŏn). See Nylon meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is nylon?
- Nylon can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce nylon?
- Nylon is pronounced /ˈnaɪlɒn/ (UK).
- What is the plural of nylon?
- The plural of nylon is nylons.
Words near nylon in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: nylon (page history and authors); NYLON (page history and authors); NyLon (page history and authors); nylon (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nylon (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nylon (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nylon (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nylon (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nylon (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nylon (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nylon (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); nylon (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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