lacy
/'leisi/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Made of or resembling lace: Describes something that is constructed from lace fabric or has a delicate, intricate appearance similar to lace.
- Having a fine, open, web-like pattern: Characterized by a network of delicate, often decorative, open spaces or lines.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- She wore a beautiful lacy dress to the party.
- The tablecloth had a lacy border with intricate patterns.
- The frost formed a lacy pattern on the windowpane.
Advanced Usage
- "Lacy" can be used metaphorically to describe natural formations that resemble delicate, intricate fabric.
- The lacy fronds of the fern looked delicate and beautiful.
- The lacy network of capillaries is visible under the microscope.
Variants and Related Words
- Lace (noun): A delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern.
- The wedding veil was made of fine lace.
- Lacelike (adjective): Another term meaning resembling lace; often used interchangeably with "lacy."
- The coral had a lacelike structure.
Synonyms
- Filigreed: Ornamental work of fine (typically gold or silver) wire formed into delicate tracery.
- Delicate: Very fine in texture or structure; easily broken or damaged.
- Intricate: Very complicated or detailed.
Antonyms
- Solid: Firm and stable in shape; not liquid or fluid. (Opposite of open or web-like).
- Coarse: Rough or loose in texture or grain; not fine.
Adjective
- having open interstices or resembling a web
- made of or resembling lace
- a lacy gown
- a lacy leaf