GAUZE-LIKE Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word gauze-like. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for GAUZE-LIKE
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diaphanous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so thin as to transmit light | ||||||||
filmy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so thin as to transmit light | ||||||||
sheer | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||||
adverb • straight up or down without a break • completely adjective satellite • complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers • not mixed with extraneous elements • very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front • so thin as to transmit light verb • turn sharply; change direction abruptly • cause to sheer | ||||||||
transparent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity • so thin as to transmit light • free of deceit • easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety) | ||||||||
delicate | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury adjective satellite • marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique • easily broken or damaged or destroyed • easily hurt • developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety • difficult to handle; requiring great tact • of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely | ||||||||
ethereal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or containing or dissolved in ether adjective satellite • characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air • of heaven or the spirit • characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy | ||||||||
lightweight | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds • someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous • an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds • a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds • A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the featherweight division and lighter than those in the welterweight division. adjective satellite • weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use • having no importance or influence | ||||||||
thin | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section • lacking excess flesh • relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous • (of sound) lacking resonance or volume adverb • without viscosity adjective satellite • very narrow • not dense • lacking spirit or sincere effort • lacking substance or significance verb • lose thickness; become thin or thinner • make thin or thinner • lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture • take off weight | ||||||||
cobwebby | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so thin as to transmit light • covered with cobwebs | ||||||||
gauzy | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so thin as to transmit light | ||||||||
gossamer | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture • filaments from a web that was spun by a spider adjective satellite • characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy • so thin as to transmit light | ||||||||
see-through | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so thin as to transmit light | ||||||||
vaporous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so thin as to transmit light • resembling or characteristic of vapor • filled with vapor | ||||||||
vapourous | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so thin as to transmit light • resembling or characteristic of vapor • filled with vapor |