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gauz·y

(gô′zē)

adj. gauz·i·er, gauz·i·est

Resembling gauze, as in thinness or translucency: "the gauzy grey steam of early morning" (Anita Desai). See Synonyms at airy.

gauz′i·ly adv.

gauz′i·ness n.

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gauzy

(ˈɡɔːzɪ)

adj, gauzier or gauziest

resembling gauze; thin and transparent

ˈgauzily adv

ˈgauziness n

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gauz•y

(ˈgɔ zi)

adj. gauz•i•er, gauz•i•est.

like gauze; transparently thin and light.

[1790–1800]

gauz′i•ly, adv.

gauz′i•ness, n.

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Adj.

gauzy - 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"

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

thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"

gauzy

adjective delicate, light, thin, sheer, transparent, see-through, flimsy, translucent, insubstantial, gossamer, diaphanous, filmy thin, gauzy curtains, stirred by the breeze

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gauzy

adjective

So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film:

aerial, aery, airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gossamer, gossamery, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapory.

Translations

gauzy

[ˈgɔːzɪ] ADJ (= semi-transparent) → vaporoso

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gauzy

[ˈgɔːzi] adj (= diaphanous) [material] → vaporeux/euse

gauzy

adj (+er) → hauchfein or -zart

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