Antonyms for gauzy
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : gaw-zee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɔ zi |
Definition of gauzy
Origin :- 1796, from gauze + -y (2). Related: Gauziness.
- adj see-through, gossamer in texture
- Her style was "sylph," and so she was gauzy and floating in all her drapery.
- Extract from : « Confessions Of Con Cregan » by Charles James Lever
- The hand felt as if it were covered with some gauzy veiling.
- Extract from : « The Shadow World » by Hamlin Garland
- She had a gauzy tea-gown on, of a shade of blue like her eyes.
- Extract from : « Man and Maid » by Elinor Glyn
- Its gauzy character is fully exposed by the Pendleton report.
- Extract from : « Lee and Longstreet at High Tide » by Helen D. Longstreet
- The gauzy web is being delivered into the can in front of the carding machine.
- Extract from : « Clothing and Health » by Helen Kinne
- It was Pestilence, Pestilence coming on the gauzy wings of the mosquito.
- Extract from : « South America Observations and Impressions » by James Bryce
- The gauzy veil of dream that wrapped her often had fallen from before her eyes.
- Extract from : « Prairie Gold » by Various
- No pretty clothes or gauzy garments, or stars, or crowns, or wands!
- Extract from : « Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks » by William Elliot Griffis
- Lacey dabbed at him with her gauzy scarf and fussed over him.
- Extract from : « Makers » by Cory Doctorow
- Was it that which gave her this charm thrown over her like a gauzy veil?
- Extract from : « The Wayfarers » by Mary Stewart Cutting
Synonyms for gauzy
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