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indémaillable

French, adjective/ɛ̃.de.ma.jabl/

indémaillable is a French adjective meaning “run-resistant, ladder-proof (stockings)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Dont les mailles ne peuvent se défaire”.

What does indémaillable mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    run-resistant, ladder-proof (stockings)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Dont les mailles ne peuvent se défaire.

noun: 1. Tissu dont les mailles ne peuvent se défaire.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of indémaillable

  • indémaillables plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce indémaillable?

  • /ɛ̃.de.ma.jabl/
  • /ɛ̃.de.mɑ.jabl/
  • \ɛ̃.de.ma.jabl\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.