gauzy
adjective
like gauze; transparently thin and light.
gauziness
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a word derived from
gauzy.
Example Sentences
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To be fair, the gauziness feels right, for instead of offering a 10-point plan for a better life, the author is hoping to induce a shift in thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
And, if none of the individual voices were particularly impressive, the choir achieved remarkable, moving effects of hovering gauziness and almost whispered sweetness; the sound was sometimes mellow, sometimes thrillingly emphatic.
From New York Times ● Apr. 27, 2023
Experts say the gauziness of Ms. Harris’s trip is a sign that Mr. Macron has already gotten much of what he has demanded, both in substance and diplomatic style.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
You’ll recall with appropriate layers of gauziness Trump’s most-pleasant dinner with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago.
From Washington Post ● May 29, 2018
‘England expects,’” said Ethel, maliciously, as she floated by, a dream-like vision in pink gauziness.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Bertram Mitford
