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gauzy
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of GAUZY
1
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance <gauzy spiderwebs>
Antonyms sturdy, substantial
2
very thin and easy to see through <gauzy curtains that let plenty of light through>
Synonyms cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauzelike, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, see-through, transparent
Related Words peekaboo; clear, crystal, crystalline, limpid, liquid, lucent, pellucid; lucid, translucent; dainty, delicate, flimsy, fragile, frail, insubstantial, unsubstantial; colorless, uncolored
3
not seen or understood clearly <I have only a gauzy recollection of those long-ago events>
Synonyms blear, bleary, blurry, dim, foggy, fuzzy, gauzy, hazy, indefinite, indistinct, indistinguishable, misty, murky, nebulous, obscure, opaque, pale, shadowy, unclear, undefined, undetermined, vague
Related Words dark, dusky, gloomy; impalpable, inappreciable, intangible, invisible; hieroglyphic (also hieroglyphical), incomprehensible, indecipherable, indiscernible, inexplicable, mysterious, obfuscatory, puzzling
4
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension <the valley was bathed in the soft gauzy light of an October morn>
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