Gossamer synonyms and antonyms

gŏs'ə-mər

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spiderweb
A web made by a spider
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vapourous
Alternative form of vaporous.
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sheer nylon
Thin cloth
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thick (related)
(Informal) Very friendly; intimate:
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airy
Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts of bodies.
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ethereal
Spiritual or otherworldly.
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gauze-like
so thin as to transmit light
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see-through
That can be seen through; more or less transparent or translucent
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cobwebby
Resembling a cobweb.
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cobweb
(Internet) A web page that either has not been updated for a long time, or that is rarely visited
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silken (related)
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diaphanous (related)
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wispy (related)
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gauzy (related)
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aerial
(Botany) Growing or borne above the ground or water:
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filament
(Physics, astronomy) A massive, thread-like structure, such as those gaseous ones which extend outward from the surface of the sun, or such as those (much larger) ones which form the boundaries between large voids in the universe.
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tendril
A slender, coiling plant part, often a modified leaf or leaf part, that helps support the stem of some climbing angiosperms by clinging to or winding around an object. Peas, squash, and grapes produce tendrils.
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gauze
Any very thin, light, transparent, loosely woven material, as of cotton or silk
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tissue
Any of the distinct structural materials of an organism, having a particular function
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chiffon
A sheer, lightweight fabric of silk, nylon, etc.
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sheer silk
Thin cloth
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opaque (antonym)
Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.
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coarse (antonym)
Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture:
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aery
Ethereal.
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sheer
(Textiles) Very thin or transparent.
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transparent
Easily seen through or detected; obvious:
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vaporous
Insubstantial, vague, or ethereal:
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vapory
Resembling vapor; vaporous
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filmy (related)
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fiber (related)
The definition of a fiber is a thin, threadlike structure that combines to form animal or plant tissue, or a thin, threadlike structure made synthetically or from minerals.
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thread (related)
The definition of thread is a fine line, streak or string.
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Gossamer Sentence Examples

  • The shape of fairy wings vary from a moth's wings to a butterfly to gossamer bird -like wings that flare upwards.

  • Your little girl will likely have a say in what her holiday dress should look like, and chances are she will choose something spectacularly gossamer.

  • It soon became the norm for fairies to be pictured as the size of buttercups and daisies, flitting about on gossamer wings and hidding under toadstools.

  • The construction of Hampton Bay fans includes the addition of Gossamer Wind blades as the brand name for every fan.

  • After all, some of the fabrics used in more daring swimsuit designs can be gossamer thin, and seem more illusion than real.

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