gauzier; gauziest
1
: made of or resembling gauze
gauzy wings
2
: marked by vagueness, elusiveness, or fuzziness
his gauzy memory of the events
a gauzy melody
3
: tending to be or make romantic
gauzy optimism
Examples of gauzy in a Sentence
gauzy curtains that let plenty of light through
I have only a gauzy recollection of those long-ago events.
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Kerry Washington Kerry Washington looked chic in a baby pink ensemble that played to our love of textures, pairing a high-neck, lace top with a gauzy skirt embellished with pink pearls over a shiny skirt.
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Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
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—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
Behind a gauzy scrim, most members of the ten-person cast pose in festive symmetry, carefully arranged around a living room glowing with a thousand holiday lights.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Despite the Narrator’s tragic arc, the allure of Fight Club for many of its male viewers has always seemed more rooted in its gauzy depiction of bros letting loose than the pitfalls of emotional repression.
—Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
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Erin Jensen, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2025
There’s a nostalgic maximalism to its designs, which are usually gauzy pastel pinks, blues, and whites; covered in ditsy prints like rosebuds, daisies, and strawberries; and detailed with flourishes like ruffles and bows.
—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
Behind a gauzy scrim, most members of the ten-person cast pose in festive symmetry, carefully arranged around a living room glowing with a thousand holiday lights.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
Despite the Narrator’s tragic arc, the allure of Fight Club for many of its male viewers has always seemed more rooted in its gauzy depiction of bros letting loose than the pitfalls of emotional repression.
—Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gauzy
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“Gauzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gauzy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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