gauzy

[ gaw-zee ]
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adjective,gauz·i·er, gauz·i·est.
  1. like gauze; transparently thin and light.

Origin of gauzy

1
First recorded in 1790–1800; gauze + -y1

Other words from gauzy

  • gauz·i·ly, adverb
  • gauz·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby gauzy

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How to use gauzy in a sentence

  • On the eastern fluttered gauzy veils, feathery fans, blazing brocade of Mosul, and kerchiefs of Kufa.

    God Wills It! | William Stearns Davis
  • Next came Elsie, looking exceedingly like a valentine in her gauzy dress, her fair hair waving over her shoulders.

    The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley Leonard
  • So with Epimetheus's consent she opened the lid once more, and out fluttered a tiny little creature with beautiful gauzy wings.

  • But Cupid gently freed himself from her clinging arms, and spreading his gauzy wings flew out into the night.

  • On the 29th a cold south-easter blew off the ice-cliffs and the sun was trying to pierce a gauzy alto-stratus.

    The Home of the Blizzard | Douglas Mawson

British Dictionary definitions for gauzy

gauzy

/ (ˈɡɔːzɪ) /


adjectivegauzier or gauziest
  1. resembling gauze; thin and transparent

Derived forms of gauzy

  • gauzily, adverb
  • gauziness, noun

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