downy
/ˈdaʊni
/adjective (downier, downiest)
1Covered with fine, soft hair or feathers: the baby’s downy cheek...
- Her blue eyes shone at him; her downy cheeks were pink; she smelled of some soft cologne that made him nostalgic, though he didn't know for what or whom.
- He squeezed Squire tightly, holding him in his muscular arms, letting Squire's cheek rub against his downy neck.
- Relieved that he had finally left, she went over to the baby and caressed his downy cheek.
1.1Soft and fluffy: pale downy hair...
- The feathers are all fluffy and downy, too soft to even make a pillow out of.
- His feathers are downy and fluffy, juvenile like a fledgling bird.
- Mold is the common term used to describe a downy or furry growth on the surface or organic matter, caused by fungi, especially in the presence of dampness and decay.
Synonyms
soft, velvety, smooth, fleecy, fluffy, fuzzy, feathery, furry, woolly, silky, silken, satiny
1.2Filled with soft feathers: a downy pillow...
- Beds have mega downy pillows and soft cotton sheets changed daily.
- Picking up a nearby downy pillow Lee hurled it at him.
- I sat, leaning against a mound of downy pillows and the high, intricately carved headboard of the massive bed on which I reposed.
2 dated (Of a person) shrewd; sharp: I told you she was a downy one
