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Word | Gossamer |
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; this smallest and most ethereal of birds; gossamer shading through his playing / a very thin, soft, flimsy fabric; anything like gossamer in lightness and thinness / A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. It is seen in stubble fields and on furze or low bushes, and is formed by small spiders. / a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture / sheer; like cobwebs / a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, which is seen especially in autumn. / a piece of a spider's web / a very light or delicate material, | |
Usage | ⇒ Nylon can be woven into gossamer or thick fabrics ⇒ a butterfly's wings of gossamer ⇒ So I made a classic cross-hair from spider's gossamer and used it to pinpoint a cell in the area I wanted to watch. ⇒ Her fancy dress swirled like gossamer |
Synonyms | diaphanous, sheer, thin, delicate, fine, transparent, gauzy, filmy, flimsy, light, see-through, cobweb, ethereal, airy, tenuous, gossamery, fluffy, vaporous, filament, gauze-like, |
Antonyms | thick, coarse, heavy, hefty, massive, opaque, ponderous, rugged, solid, weighty, acute, anaerobic, astute, awkward, bulky, burdensome, clever, cloudy, compact, corpulent, |
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