Plural of nylon
regular plural
The plural of nylon is nylons.
Forms of nylon
| Singular | nylon /ˈnaɪlɒn/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | nylons |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Nylons in a sentence
- I tore a hole in my nylons while walking home through the woods.
- What you call love was invented by guys like me, to sell nylons.2007, Matthew Weiner, “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”, in Mad Men, season 1, episode 1, spoken by Don Draper (Jon Hamm)
- Shiny nylons and cirés are used for avant-garde shapes that run from early Mugler to Star Trek.2009 June 19, “Looking ahead”, in Ragtrader. From the entry ciré
Meaning of 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 A stocking originally fabricated from nylon; also used generically for any long, sheer stocking worn on a woman's legs.
- noun A Queen's Counsel, King's Counsel or Senior Counsel who was appointed as a courtesy, rather than on merit.
Questions about the plural of nylon
- What is the plural of nylon?
- The plural of nylon is nylons.
- Is nylon countable?
- Nylon is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nylon (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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