noun
a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
noun
filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
Synonyms
adjective
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
Synonyms
Examples
- this smallest and most ethereal of birds
- gossamer shading through his playing
adjective
so thin as to transmit light
Synonyms
Examples
- a hat with a diaphanous veil
- filmy wings of a moth
- gauzy clouds of dandelion down
- gossamer cobwebs
- sheer silk stockings
- transparent chiffon
- vaporous silks