gauzy

[ gaw-zee ]
/ ˈgɔ zi /
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adjective, gauz·i·er, gauz·i·est.

like gauze; transparently thin and light.

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Origin of gauzy

First recorded in 1790–1800; gauze + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM gauzy

gauz·i·ly, adverbgauz·i·ness, noun

Words nearby gauzy

gaussmeter, Gautama, Gauteng, Gautier, gauze, gauzy, gavage, Gavard's muscle, Gavarnie, Gavaskar, gave
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Words related to gauzy

translucent, delicate, diaphanous, filmy, flimsy, insubstantial, light, lucid, pellucid, sheer, thin, transparent, tiffany

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British Dictionary definitions for gauzy

gauzy
/ (ˈɡɔːzɪ) /

adjective gauzier or gauziest

resembling gauze; thin and transparent

Derived forms of gauzy

gauzily, adverbgauziness, noun
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