gauzy

gauz·y

G0063000 (gô′zē)adj. gauz·i·er, gauz·i·est Resembling gauze, as in thinness or translucency: "the gauzy grey steam of early morning" (Anita Desai). See Synonyms at airy.

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gauz′i·ly adv.gauz′i·ness n.

gauzy

(ˈɡɔːzɪ) adj, gauzier or gauziestresembling gauze; thin and transparent ˈgauzily adv ˈgauziness n

gauz•y

(ˈgɔ zi)

adj. gauz•i•er, gauz•i•est. like gauze; transparently thin and light. [1790–1800] gauz′i•ly, adv. gauz′i•ness, n.

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gauzy - so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, see-through, vaporous, vapourous, gossamer, transparent, sheerthin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"

gauzy

adjective delicate, light, thin, sheer, transparent, see-through, flimsy, translucent, insubstantial, gossamer, diaphanous, filmy thin, gauzy curtains, stirred by the breeze

gauzy

adjectiveSo light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film:aerial, aery, airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gossamer, gossamery, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapory.

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