Word Study
gauzy
CIDE DICTIONARY
gauzy, a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, gauze; thin and slight as gauze. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
gauzy, adj. (gauzier, gauziest)
1 like gauze; thin and translucent.
2 flimsy, delicate.
1 like gauze; thin and translucent.
2 flimsy, delicate.
Derivative
gauzily adv. gauziness n.
THESAURUS
gauzy
airy, attenuate, attenuated, boyish, clear, clear as crystal, crystal, crystal-clear, crystalline, dainty, delicate, diaphane, diaphanous, diluted, downy, ethereal, filmy, fine, fine-drawn, fine-grained, finespun, flimsy, fluffy, frail, fuzzy, girlish, gossamer, gossamery, gracile, insubstantial, lacy, light, light-pervious, limpid, lucid, misty, nonopaque, papery, peekaboo, pellucid, pubescent, rare, rarefied, refined, revealing, satin, satiny, see-through, sheer, silky, slender, slenderish, slight, slight-made, slim, slimmish, slinky, small, smooth, subtle, svelte, sylphlike, tenuous, thin, thin-bodied, thin-set, thin-spun, thinnish, threadlike, transparent, transpicuous, unclouded, vague, velutinous, velvety, wasp-waisted, watered, watered-down, watery, weak, willowy, wiredrawn, wispyFor further exploring for "gauzy" in Webster Dictionary Online