gossamer

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
    

• characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
  • this smallest and most ethereal of birds
    
  • gossamer shading through his playing
    

Noun

• filaments from a web that was spun by a spider

• a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  ethereal , cobweb