Local English word record

gauze-like

adjective · 1 sense

so thin as to transmit light

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Examples

  • a hat with a diaphanous veil
  • filmy wings of a moth
  • gauzy clouds of dandelion down
  • gossamer cobwebs
  • sheer silk stockings

Word relationships

Synonyms

diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby

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Princeton WordNet 3.0