gauzy
adjective, gauz·i·er, gauz·i·est.
Origin of gauzy
Related Words for gauzy
translucent, delicate, diaphanous, filmy, flimsy, insubstantial, light, lucid, pellucid, sheer, thin, transparent, tiffanyExamples from the Web for gauzy
Contemporary Examples of gauzy
Achtung Baby's ironic astringency was a successful reaction to Rattle and Hum's gauzy sincerity.
In other words, it may be that the only thing more seductive than the lure of the comfy life is the gauzy embrace of nostalgia.
But I also learned more recently not to put a gauzy, Instagram filter on the life of Nelson Mandela.
All this occurred well before memories had become distant or gauzy.
In theory, at least, they return home with gauzy thoughts and memories of the United States.
Historical Examples of gauzy
Her style was "sylph," and so she was gauzy and floating in all her drapery.
Confessions Of Con CreganCharles James Lever
The hand felt as if it were covered with some gauzy veiling.
The Shadow WorldHamlin Garland
She had a gauzy tea-gown on, of a shade of blue like her eyes.
Man and MaidElinor Glyn
Its gauzy character is fully exposed by the Pendleton report.
Lee and Longstreet at High TideHelen D. Longstreet
The gauzy web is being delivered into the can in front of the carding machine.
Clothing and HealthHelen Kinne