gauzy
adjective
ˈgȯ-zē 
gauzier; gauziest
1
: made of or resembling gauze
gauzy wings
2
: marked by vagueness, elusiveness, or fuzziness
his gauzy memory of the events
a gauzy melody
3
: tending to be or make romantic
gauzy optimism
Synonyms
- cobwebby
- filmy
- flimsy
- frothy
- gossamer
- gossamery
- insubstantial
- sleazy
- unsubstantial
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Example Sentences
gauzy curtains that let plenty of light through I have only a gauzy recollection of those long-ago events.
Recent Examples on the Web Bridges were needed not just to fulfill a gauzy City Beautiful dream, but for practical reasons. 
Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2022 Having grown up working in his mother’s Los Angeles hair salon, Bradford adopted a primary artmaking material that is not paint, but rather small gauzy papers used to curl hair. Matthew Bourbon, Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2020 The women, on the other hand, were dressed in long blue leggings under gauzy dresses, with baggy race T-shirts pulled over the whole ensemble. Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2020 The fragrance itself is marketed as a light and airy floral, reminiscent of wearing a gauzy cotton sundresses in a field of daffodils, which is where Gerber shot the recent campaign alongside friends and fellow models Adut Akech and Meghan Roche. Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 18 Apr. 2020 The difficulty with such a gauzy notion of public service, at least as a basis for political office, is its ambiguity. Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2020 No one, though, is more obsessed with the irresistible gauzy shirts than Dev Hynes. Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2019 Her debut collection for the maintained the ethos of the storied house: bouclé suits, sharply tailored gauzy dresses, shirts with pronounced collars, and appliqués with the brand’s signatures, including camellias and bows. Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Feb. 2020 The dramatic, gauzy layers looked like beautiful rain clouds swirling around her. Sara Radin, refinery29.com, 26 Jan. 2020 See More
Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2022 Having grown up working in his mother’s Los Angeles hair salon, Bradford adopted a primary artmaking material that is not paint, but rather small gauzy papers used to curl hair. Matthew Bourbon, Dallas News, 22 Apr. 2020 The women, on the other hand, were dressed in long blue leggings under gauzy dresses, with baggy race T-shirts pulled over the whole ensemble. Ryan Lenora Brown, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Apr. 2020 The fragrance itself is marketed as a light and airy floral, reminiscent of wearing a gauzy cotton sundresses in a field of daffodils, which is where Gerber shot the recent campaign alongside friends and fellow models Adut Akech and Meghan Roche. Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 18 Apr. 2020 The difficulty with such a gauzy notion of public service, at least as a basis for political office, is its ambiguity. Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2020 No one, though, is more obsessed with the irresistible gauzy shirts than Dev Hynes. Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 17 Apr. 2019 Her debut collection for the maintained the ethos of the storied house: bouclé suits, sharply tailored gauzy dresses, shirts with pronounced collars, and appliqués with the brand’s signatures, including camellias and bows. Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Feb. 2020 The dramatic, gauzy layers looked like beautiful rain clouds swirling around her. Sara Radin, refinery29.com, 26 Jan. 2020 See More Word History
First Known Use
1760, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Kids Definition
gauzy
adjective
ˈgȯ-zē
gauzier; gauziest
: thin and transparent like gauze
gauzy curtains
gauzy
adjective
1
as in gossamer
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance gauzy spiderwebs Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- gossamer
- flimsy
- filmy
- unsubstantial
- frothy
- insubstantial
- sheer
- delicate
- sleazy
- transparent
- cobwebby
- fragile
- diaphanous
- fine
- feeble
- dainty
- gossamery
- frail
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- substantial
- sturdy
- heavy
- durable
- coarse
- tough
- lasting
- rough
- knockabout
- rude
2
as in sheer
very thin and easy to see through gauzy curtains that let plenty of light through Synonyms & Similar Words
- sheer
- transparent
- diaphanous
- gossamer
- translucent
- filmy
- cobwebby
- see-through
- crystal
- fragile
- gauzelike
- delicate
- crystalline
- limpid
- gossamery
- flimsy
- clear
- peekaboo
- lucent
- liquid
- pellucid
- unsubstantial
- insubstantial
- lucid
- dainty
- colorless
- frail
- uncolored
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- opaque
- hazy
- nebulous
- misty
- smoky
- murky
- foggy
- cloudy
- dull
- drab
- smokey
- lackluster
- lusterless
3
as in vague
not seen or understood clearly I have only a gauzy recollection of those long-ago events Synonyms & Similar Words
- vague
- hazy
- faint
- fuzzy
- nebulous
- pale
- shadowy
- misty
- opaque
- murky
- indistinct
- obscure
- dark
- foggy
- blurry
- bleary
- blear
- undefined
- unclear
- dim
- indistinguishable
- indefinite
- dusky
- undetermined
- invisible
- intangible
- gloomy
- impalpable
- mysterious
- obfuscatory
- inexplicable
- incomprehensible
- indiscernible
- indecipherable
- inappreciable
- puzzling
- hieroglyphic
- hieroglyphical
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- clear
- definite
- plain
- bright
- pellucid
- distinct
- obvious
- certain
- evident
- strong
- sure
- firm
4
as in hazy
filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension the valley was bathed in the soft gauzy light of an October morn Synonyms & Similar Words
- hazy
- misty
- murky
- clouded
- thick
- rainy
- foggy
- milky
- smoky
- smoggy
- befogged
- beclouded
- cloudy
- soupy
- muddy
- slimy
- overcast
- miasmic
- brumous
- filmy
- turbid
- opaque
- smudgy
- miasmatic
- slushy
- miasmal
- mucky
- sooty
- stormy
- miry
- dirty
- smokey
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- limpid
- clear
- cloudless
- bright
- clean
- unclouded
- pellucid
- translucent
- transparent
- sunny
- fair
- sunshiny
- clement