gauzy
/'gɔ:zi/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Very thin and light, allowing light to pass through: Describes a material or fabric that is so thin it is almost transparent or translucent.
- Delicate and flimsy: Can describe something insubstantial, airy, or ethereal in appearance.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- She wore a dress made of a gauzy fabric that fluttered in the breeze.
- The gauzy curtains filtered the morning sunlight, creating a soft glow in the room.
- Through the gauzy mist, the outline of the mountains was barely visible.
Advanced Usage
- Figurative Use: Can be used to describe something vague, indistinct, or lacking substance, like an idea or memory.
- His explanation was gauzy and lacked concrete details.
- I have only a gauzy recollection of that summer.
Variants and Related Words
- Gauze (n): A thin, transparent fabric, often used for medical dressings or in clothing.
- The nurse applied sterile gauze to the wound.
- Gauzily (adv): In a gauzy manner.
- The fabric hung gauzily from the canopy.
Synonyms
- Sheer: Very thin and transparent.
- Diaphanous: Light, delicate, and translucent.
- Filmy: Very thin and light like a film.
- Transparent: Allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen.
- Gossamer: A fine, filmy substance, extremely light and delicate.
Antonyms
- Opaque: Not able to be seen through; not transparent.
- Thick: With opposite sides or surfaces that are far apart.
- Heavy: Of great weight; not thin or light.
Related Phrases and Idioms
(Note: "Gauzy" itself is not commonly used in standard idioms. Its related noun, "gauze," appears in some medical or technical contexts.) - A gauze of...: A metaphorical phrase for a thin, barely perceptible layer or quality. - A gauze of nostalgia covered her memories of the place.
Adjective
- 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