Gossamer Definition & Meaning
gossamer
- adjective
- characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"
- so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
- noun
- a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
- filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
"Gossamer" in song lyrics
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"bugs gossamer"
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"eggshell blue gossamer"
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"purchase gossamer"
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- What does gossamer mean?
- characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing" so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
- What part of speech is gossamer?
- Gossamer is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does gossamer have?
- Gossamer has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).