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- So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: aerial, aery, airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamery, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapory.
The meaning of GOSSAMER is a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather. How to use gossamer in a sentence. Did you know?
Gossamer definition: a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.. See examples of GOSSAMER used in a sentence.
1. a filmy cobweb floating in the air or spread on bushes or grass. 2. a very thin, soft, filmy cloth. 3. US, Obsolete.
1. a fine, filmy cobweb found on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather. 2. any thin, light fabric, esp. one used for veils. 3. something extremely light, flimsy, or delicate. adj. 4. Also, gos•sa•mer•y (ˈgɒs ə mə ri) of or like gossamer. [1275–1325; Middle English gosesomer (see goose, summer 1)]
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noun A fine film of cobwebs that is often seen floating in the air or is caught on bushes or grass.noun Something that is light, delicate, or sheer, such as fabric.adjective Sheer, light, or delicate: synonym: airy.noun A fine filmy substance, consisting of cobweb formed by various small spiders, and only, according to some, when they are young.noun A variety of gauze, softer and stronger than the ordinary kind, much used for veils.noun Any thin or light material or fabric; also, a garment made of such material; specifically, a thin water-proof outer wrap, especially for women.noun A mere trifle; a flimsy, trivial matter.noun A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. It is seen in stubble fields and on furze or low bushes, and is formed by small spiders.noun Any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof stuff.noun An outer garment, made of waterproof gossamer.noun (Zoöl.) any small or young spider which spins webs by which to sail in the air. See Ballooning spider.noun A fine film or strand as of cobwebs, floating in the air or caught on bushes etc.noun A soft, sheer fabric.noun Anything delicate, light and flimsy.adjective Tenuous, light, filmyor delicate.noun a gauze fabric with an extremely fine textureadjective characterized by unusual lightness and delicacynoun filaments from a web that was spun by a spideradjective so thin as to transmit lightGossamer definition: A fine film of cobwebs that is often seen floating in the air or is caught on bushes or grass.
a fine, filmy cobweb found on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather. Textiles any thin, light fabric, esp. one used for veils. something extremely light, flimsy, or delicate.
