GOSSAMER as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • filaments from a cobweb
   Synonym(s)
   • cobweb (what does cobweb mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) gossamer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fibril (what does fibril mean?)
   • filament (what does filament mean?)
   • strand (what does strand mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
   Hypernyms(s) gossamer is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • gauze (what does gauze mean?)
   • netting (what does netting mean?)
   • veiling (what does veiling mean?)

GOSSAMER as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
   Synonym(s)
   • ethereal (what does ethereal mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • this smallest and most ethereal of birds
   • gossamer shading through his playing
   Similar To
   • delicate (what does delicate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • so thin as to transmit light
   Synonym(s)
   • cobwebby (what does cobwebby mean?)
   • diaphanous (what does diaphanous mean?)
   • filmy (what does filmy mean?)
   • gauzy (what does gauzy mean?)
   • see-through (what does see-through mean?)
   • sheer (what does sheer mean?)
   • transparent (what does transparent mean?)
   • vaporous (what does vaporous mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Similar To
   • thin (what does thin mean?)