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Nouns (3)

n. a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture

n. filaments from a web that was spun by a spider

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Adjectives (2)

adj. characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"

Fuzzynyms (9)

n. a sheer fabric of silk or rayon

n. the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

n. pappus of a thistle consisting of silky featherlike hairs attached to the seed-like fruit of a thistle

adj. having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the rarefied mountain air"

adj. having thin consistency; "a tenuous fluid"

Synonyms (12)

adj. especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind";

adj. faint and difficult to analyze; "subtle aromas"

adj. vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"

adj. having little impact; "an easy pat on the shoulder"; "gentle rain"; "a gentle breeze"; "a soft (or light) tapping at the window"

adj. (of plants) requiring protection from frost; "half-hardy annuals"

adj. having a metaphorically delicate touch; "the translation is...light-handed...and generally unobtrusive"- New Yorker

adj. extremely delicate; "an overdelicate digestive system"

adj. lacking in body or vigor; "faded pastel charms of the naive music"

adj. (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition; "tender green shoots"

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