English Explanatory Dictionary

gauzy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling gauze; light, thin, translucent.
  2. light; giving the effect of haze
  3. vague or elusive
  4. tinged with tenderness and warmth; dewy-eyed, romantic

Word forms

gauzy gauzier gauziest

Etymology

From gauze + -y.

Synonyms

gauzelike

Derived words

gauzily gauziness

Translations

Bulgarian: прозрачен Bulgarian: прозирен Dutch: wazig Dutch: nevelig Dutch: mistig German: gazeartig German: hauchdünn Polish: zwiewny
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