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gossamer
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of GOSSAMER
1
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance <fairies are usually depicted as wearing gossamer or tattered clothing>
Antonyms sturdy, substantial
2
resembling air in lightness <the gossamer veil seemed to float about the bride as she walked down the aisle>
Related Words 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 firm, solid, substantial; bulky, burdensome, cumbersome, hefty, hulking, lumpish, ponderous, unwieldy, weighty
3
very thin and easy to see through <didn't see the gossamer spider webs until the sun hit them just right>
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
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