GOSSAMERY Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

gossamery

adjective

Definition of gossamery

as in fine

being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance that gossamery dress should be washed gently by hand so it doesn't disintegrate

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as in fluffy

resembling air in lightness a gossamery feather floating on the breeze

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as in sheer

very thin and easy to see through use this gossamery cheesecloth to strain the liquid out of the cottage cheese

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Adjective

Menart’s script does a fine job of building out these jagged women with a sharp eye for the growing pains of flesh-and-bones relationships born from the seed of virtual connection.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
Synaptic purge To find out how many synapses are lost during QIH, Tanaka’s team implanted tetrodes, bundles of fine electrodes, into the hippocampus of freely moving mice.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of fine

Adjective

Nothing beats the feeling of crisp, fresh white sheets and fluffy white towels, those mini bottles of shampoo and plastic-wrapped bars of tiny soap.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026
Inside, down-alternative filling gives it a fluffy feel, while box stitching keeps the fill from shifting around.

— Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of fluffy

Adjective

There was sheer joy — Warren Barton once instructed Keegan to perform press-ups on the touchline during a game at St James’ for calling a throw-in the wrong way.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Just across the street from the bus stop … lurks a deep drainage pool at the bottom of a sheer 12-foot drop from the street.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of sheer

Adjective

Unlike other flimsy flip-flops, this style has arch support built into the contoured cork-latex footbed for comfort that lasts well beyond your first few strides.

— Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Luckily for everyone involved, the barriers were the flimsy plastic kind; otherwise, this might’ve ended up being fodder for the World Bollard Association.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of flimsy

Adjective

Wonder also has a transparent compensation system so employees can see what others at the company make.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
Moreover, perovskites are lightweight and can be engineered to be semi-transparent, enabling Building-Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV).

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of transparent

Adjective

Fiber-optic cables—the same technology that carries much of today’s internet traffic—can transmit fragile quantum information over long distances.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
The country is mired in a war with Iran with no graceful exit opportunities; a new round of tariffs threatens to further disrupt fragile global trade relations; and the domestic economy faces inflation combined with paltry growth.

— Zachary Karabell, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of fragile

Adjective

Marcus called the procedure an important first step toward reducing risks during delicate brain operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Elordi’s soft-spoken performance, paired with his delicate and awkward features, provides a nice contrast with Brolin’s tree-stump obduracy.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of delicate

Adjective

But too few of those ideas yield satisfying conclusions, resulting in a drama that becomes treacly and insubstantial, reaching for a profundity that remains elusive.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
The wall was as insubstantial as a set on a film studio’s back lot.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

Definition of insubstantial

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