runproof

1. 1.

   (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders

   Synonymsladder-proofrun-resistant

   Similarimpervious

Other forms of runproof

comparative

runproofer·

superlative

runproofest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about runproof

What does runproof mean?

runproof means "(of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders".

How many syllables are in runproof?

runproof has 2 syllables: run-proof. The stress falls on "run".

What is another word for runproof?

Close synonyms include ladder-proof, run-resistant. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is runproof a common word?

runproof is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.