Gauzy
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adjective.
Resembling gauze, as in thinness or translucency:
synonym
:
airy
.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Like gauze; thin as gauze.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adjective.
Pertaining to, or resembling, gauze; thin and slight as gauze.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
having the qualities of
gauze
;
light
,
thin
,
transparent
,
hazy
adjective.
figuratively
light
, giving the effect of
haze
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adjective.
so thin as to transmit light
Word Usage
"Many of the ancient buildings were draped in gauzy white sheets with a slight outline of the building behind painted in blue or gold."
Equivalent
thin
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
bright-colored
brocaded
cream-colored
crêpe
filmy
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
airy
attenuate
attenuated
boyish
clear
variant
gauzier
gauziest