Nylon stockings often run.
Source: tatoeba (36533)
Nylon
/ˈnaɪlɑn/
Synonyms for "nylon" (218 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (44)
Strong matches (65)
drilldrillingdruggetduckduffeldynelfabricfeltfiberflannelflanneletteflaxfleeceflossfoulardfriezefustiangauzegeorgettegingham
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Noun(2 words)
hosieryman-made polymer
Related words (109)
messalinemohairmoiremoleskinmousseline de soiemurreymuslinnainsooknankeennear-silknetnettingoakumoil silkoilclothorgandyorganzaorlonpaisleypanne
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panne velvetpepper-and-saltpercalepiqueplaidplasticplushpolyesterpongeepoplinprintqianaquiltingradiumraffiarayonrayon casheenreprevoliteruggingrussetsackclothsackingsailclothsarcenetsateensatinsayseersuckersergeshalloonshantungsharkskinsheerssheetingshoddyshot silksilksisalspandexspun rayonstaminstammelstockinettestuffsuedeswansdowntabarettabbytaffetataffetytapestrytarpaulintartanterry clothterylenethreadticktickingtricotinetulletussahtussoretweedtwillultrasuedeveilingvelonveloursvelurevelvetvelveteenvicaravoilewash-and-wear fabricwatered fabricwebbingwoolworstedyarnzephyr
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More general
14 entriesMore specific
8 entriesnylon fabricnylon fibernylon filamentnylon filmnylon knee highsnylon ropenylon threadnylon tights
Collocations
9 entriesnylon backpacknylon fabricnylon fibernylon jacketnylon polymernylon ropenylon stockingsnylon threadnylon zipper
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
5 entriesTranslations
77 translations across 68 languages.
Albanian
2 entries- najllon noun (substance)
- najlon noun (substance)
Arabic
1 entries- نَايْلُون noun (substance)
Armenian
1 entries- նայլոն noun (substance)
Asturian
2 entries- nailon noun (substance)
- nilón noun (substance)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- neylon noun (substance)
Belarusian
1 entries- нейло́н noun (substance)
Bengali
1 entries- নাইলন noun (substance)
Bulgarian
1 entries- на́йлон noun (substance)
Burmese
1 entries- နိုင်လွန် noun (substance)
Catalan
1 entries- niló noun (substance)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- نایلۆن noun (substance)
Central Melanau
1 entries- nailon noun (substance)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 尼龍 /尼龙 noun (substance)
Czech
1 entries- nylon noun (substance)
Danish
1 entries- nylon noun (substance)
Dutch
1 entries- nylon noun (substance)
Esperanto
1 entries- nilono noun (substance)
Estonian
1 entries- nailon noun (substance)
Faroese
1 entries- nailon noun (substance)
Finnish
1 entries- nailon noun (substance)
French
1 entries- nylon noun (substance)
Georgian
1 entries- ნეილონი noun (substance)
German
1 entries- Nylon noun (substance)
Greek
1 entries- νάιλον noun (substance)
Hausa
1 entries- nailan noun (substance)
Hebrew
1 entries- ניילון \ נַיְלוֹן noun (substance)
Hindi
1 entries- नायलॉन noun (substance)
Hungarian
1 entries- nejlon noun (substance)
Icelandic
1 entries- nælon noun (substance)
Indonesian
1 entries- nilon noun (substance)
Irish
1 entries- níolón noun (substance)
Italian
2 entries- nailon noun (substance)
- nylon noun (substance)
Japanese
1 entries- ナイロン noun (substance)
Kazakh
1 entries- нейлон noun (substance)
Khmer
1 entries- នីឡុង noun (substance)
Korean
1 entries- 나일론 noun (substance)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- нейлон noun (substance)
Lao
1 entries- ນີລົງ noun (substance)
Latvian
1 entries- neilons noun (substance)
Lithuanian
1 entries- nailonas noun (substance)
Macedonian
1 entries- најлон noun (substance)
Malay
1 entries- nilon noun (substance)
Mongolian
2 entries- нейлон noun (substance)
- ᠨᠢᠯᠣᠨ noun (substance)
Māori
1 entries- ngaiaku noun (substance)
Northern Kurdish
1 entries- naylon noun (substance)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- nylon noun (substance)
Pashto
1 entries- نيلون noun (substance)
Persian
1 entries- نایلون noun (substance)
Polish
1 entries- nylon noun (substance)
Portuguese
2 entries- nylon noun (substance)
- náilon noun (substance)
Romanian
1 entries- nailon noun (substance)
Russian
1 entries- нейло́н noun (substance)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- nàjlōn noun (substance)
- на̀јло̄н noun (substance)
Slovak
1 entries- nylon noun (substance)
Slovene
1 entries- najlon noun (substance)
Spanish
3 entries- nailon noun (substance)
- nilón noun (substance)
- nylon noun (substance)
Swedish
1 entries- nylon noun (substance)
Tagalog
1 entries- naylon noun (substance)
Tajik
1 entries- нейлон noun (substance)
Thai
1 entries- ไนล่อน noun (substance)
Tibetan
1 entries- ནེ་ལོན noun (substance)
Turkish
1 entries- naylon noun (substance)
Turkmen
1 entries- neýlon noun (substance)
Ukrainian
1 entries- нейло́н noun (substance)
Urdu
1 entries- نائِلَون noun (substance)
Uyghur
1 entries- نىلون noun (substance)
Uzbek
1 entries- neylon noun (substance)
Vietnamese
2 entries- ni lông noun (substance)
- ni-lông noun (substance)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
These nylon socks wash well.
Source: tatoeba (60756)
Soft wool is more expensive than coarse wool and both are superior to synthetics made of nylon.
Source: tatoeba (266559)
In heavy rain a light nylon tent is drier with a fly.
Source: tatoeba (2082716)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.