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单词 wispy
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wispy

Instead he was dressed in a dark suit and sported a wispy beard.On the bright side of the globe the familiar shapes of continents could be made out through a film of wispy cloud.And surprisingly it's not for his wispy beard.Zest half the peel of the orange into thin, wispy strips and put to one side.What hair remained was wispy and of no particular colour, clinging to a speckled head.The wispy cloud at the bottom is real, which helps to give scale.The scenery was mind-blowing and the wild horses and goats and wispy clouds made it feel almost mystical up there.The trick to seeing them is to look out for wispy clouds, a low sun and look up at the sky.The sky was salmon red, frozen with high, wispy clouds.A less scary individual it is hard to imagine, though some fans have apparently been alarmed by his wispy chest hair.I presume one of the reasons he left was that they wouldn't let him wear the wispy beard and skinny green jeans he clearly prefers.
(adjective) 
Definition
thin, fine, or delicate
Grey wispy hair straggled down to her shoulders.
Synonyms
straggly
fine
The heat scorched the fine hairs on her arms.
thin
She had pale thin yellow hair.
frail
The frail craft rocked as he clambered in.
wisplike
(adjective) 
Definition
thin, fine, or delicate
a wispy chiffon dress
Synonyms
thin
Her gown was thin and she shivered from the cold.
light
Try to wear light, loose clothes.
fine
Her suit was of a pale grey fine material.
delicate
Although the material looks tough, it is very delicate.
fragile
Coffee was served to them in cups of fragile china.
flimsy
a flimsy pink chiffon nightgown
ethereal
gorgeous, hauntingly ethereal melodies
insubstantial
Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent.
gossamer
daring gossamer dresses of sheer black lace
diaphanous
wisplike

Additional synonyms

in the sense of delicate
Definition
easily damaged
Although the material looks tough, it is very delicate.
Synonyms
fragile,
weak,
frail,
brittle,
tender,
flimsy,
dainty,
breakable,
frangible
in the sense of ethereal
Definition
extremely delicate or refined
gorgeous, hauntingly ethereal melodies
Synonyms
delicate,
light,
fine,
subtle,
refined,
exquisite,
tenuous,
dainty,
rarefied
in the sense of fine
Definition
very thin or slender
The heat scorched the fine hairs on her arms.
Synonyms
thin,
small,
light,
narrow,
wispy

Nearby words of
wispy

  • wish for
  • wishy-washy
  • wisp
  • wispy
  • wistful
  • wit
  • witch

Synonyms of 'wispy'

wispy

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of fine
Definition
of delicate or careful workmanship
Her suit was of a pale grey fine material.
Synonyms
delicate,
light,
thin,
sheer,
lightweight,
flimsy,
wispy,
gossamer,
diaphanous,
gauzy,
chiffony
in the sense of flimsy
Definition
light and thin
a flimsy pink chiffon nightgown
Synonyms
thin,
light,
sheer,
transparent,
chiffon,
gossamer,
gauzy
in the sense of fragile
Definition
able to be broken or damaged easily
Coffee was served to them in cups of fragile china.
Synonyms
fine,
weak,
delicate,
frail,
feeble,
brittle,
flimsy,
dainty,
easily broken,
breakable,
frangible
in the sense of frail
Definition
easily damaged
The frail craft rocked as he clambered in.
Synonyms
flimsy,
weak,
vulnerable,
delicate,
fragile,
brittle,
unsound,
wispy,
insubstantial,
breakable,
frangible,
slight
in the sense of gossamer
daring gossamer dresses of sheer black lace
Synonyms
delicate,
light,
fine,
thin,
sheer,
transparent,
airy,
flimsy,
silky,
diaphanous,
gauzy
in the sense of insubstantial
Definition
flimsy, fine, or slight
Her limbs were insubstantial, almost transparent.
Synonyms
flimsy,
thin,
weak,
slight,
frail,
feeble,
tenuous
in the sense of light
Definition
not bulky or clumsy
Try to wear light, loose clothes.
Synonyms
insubstantial,
thin,
delicate,
lightweight,
easy,
slight,
portable,
buoyant,
airy,
flimsy,
underweight,
not heavy,
transportable,
lightsome,
imponderous
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