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gossamery

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of gossamery

1 being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance

  • that gossamery dress should be washed gently by hand so it doesn't disintegrate
Synonyms of gossamery

cobwebby, filmy, flimsy, frothy, gauzy, gossamer, insubstantial, sleazy, unsubstantial
Words Related to gossamery

dainty, delicate, fine

feeble, fragile, frail

diaphanous, sheer, transparent
Near Antonyms of gossamery

durable, knockabout, lasting, tough

coarse, heavy, rough, rude
Antonyms of gossamery

sturdy, substantial

2 resembling air in lightness

  • a gossamery feather floating on the breeze
Synonyms of gossamery

airy, ethereal, fluffy, gossamer, light
Words Related to gossamery

cobwebby, dainty, delicate, diaphanous, downy, feathery, flimsy, gauzelike, gauzy, insubstantial, tender, wispy

buoyant, lighter-than-air, lightweight, rarefied, unsubstantial, vaporous, weightless

cumulous, pillowy
Near Antonyms of gossamery

firm, solid, substantial

bulky, burdensome, cumbersome, hefty, hulking, lumpish, ponderous, unwieldy, weighty
Antonyms of gossamery

heavy, leaden

3 very thin and easy to see through

  • use this gossamery cheesecloth to strain the liquid out of the cottage cheese
Synonyms of gossamery

cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauzelike, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent
Words Related to gossamery

peekaboo

clear, crystal, crystalline, limpid, liquid, lucent, pellucid

lucid, translucent

dainty, delicate, flimsy, fragile, frail, insubstantial, unsubstantial

colorless, uncolored
Near Antonyms of gossamery

opaque

cloudy, foggy, hazy, misty, murky, nebulous, smoky (also smokey)

drab, dull, lackluster, lusterless

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