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单词 gauzy
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Definition of gauzy in English:

gauzy

adjectivegauziest, gauzier ˈɡɔːziˈɡɔzi
  • Resembling gauze; thin and translucent.

    a gauzy dress
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She'd lost that awful wig but the wet, gauzy dress was almost transparent.
    • Another repetitive melodic pattern, this time on acoustic guitar, gradually transforms into a primordial soup of computer bleeps, clicks, and eventually, thin tendrils of gauzy drone.
    • And the lady friends who are invited to the picnic are arrayed in the lightest of attire - gauzy looking white or coloured dresses that seem as though a puff of wind would float them away and leave their owners lamenting.
    • The gauzy curtains might represent flimsy barriers that will be easy for you to push through to get what you need.
    • Together these gauzy translucent curtains approximate the colors of the sunset and reinforce the house's nautical theme.
    • A tense energy hovers about these forms that float just above or just beneath gauzy clouds of paint.
    • It was high off the floor, curtained by a thin gauzy material and shrouded in dark despite the sunlight filtering through the window.
    • You're going to be wearing a long white dress, kind of gauzy looking, with a satin pink shawl around your shoulders.
    • Suspended within multiple layers of the building structure, the effect of this gauzy translucence is to elevate space into an experience of lightness and weightlessness.
    • Opaque during the day, the perforated screens have a seductive, gauzy translucence after dark, as light diffuses through the fine mesh.
    • I have a secret affection for the older hippie stores where incense strokes your throat as you walk in to check out the miniature Buddhas, candle holders and gauzy dresses.
    • She was wearing a broad brimmed hat, dressed in a gauzy summer dress.
    • Furnished sparely with two easels and several chairs to underscore the physical proximity of the artists when they inhabited the studio together, it was enclosed by gauzy translucent walls so that it could be peered into but not entered.
    • But there was no chance in hell I could get my hands on that baby, so I settled for the blue gauzy dress that lay on my bed.
    • One of the picks I sampled was a red gauzy dress, with a modest neckline and a diagonal hem at my knees.
    • In keeping with the nostalgic tone of the movie, he presents things in a gauzy brown-and-white with a thin sheen of color.
    • A delicate wing, gauzy and transparent, spread in her hands, spanning her fingers, its lacy intricacy provoking a thoughtful quietness, a sad wistfulness.
    • Fragile evening wear and gauzy dresses hugged every curve.
    • Look for gauzy dresses, which can be slid on top of one another, or teamed with trousers, skirts or lightweight knits.
    • She has been standing - in sparkly high heels - behind her counter since 1987: a light-reflecting marvel in a gauzy dress, faux jewels and a mauve picture hat.
    Synonyms
    translucent, transparent, sheer, see-through, gauzelike, fine, ultra-fine, delicate, flimsy, filmy, gossamer, gossamer-like, diaphanous, chiffony, wispy, thin, light, airy, insubstantial
    British floaty

Derivatives

  • gauzily

  • adverb
  • gauziness

  • noun
 
 

Definition of gauzy in US English:

gauzy

adjectiveˈɡôzēˈɡɔzi
  • Resembling gauze; thin and translucent.

    a gauzy dress
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She'd lost that awful wig but the wet, gauzy dress was almost transparent.
    • But there was no chance in hell I could get my hands on that baby, so I settled for the blue gauzy dress that lay on my bed.
    • And the lady friends who are invited to the picnic are arrayed in the lightest of attire - gauzy looking white or coloured dresses that seem as though a puff of wind would float them away and leave their owners lamenting.
    • She has been standing - in sparkly high heels - behind her counter since 1987: a light-reflecting marvel in a gauzy dress, faux jewels and a mauve picture hat.
    • The gauzy curtains might represent flimsy barriers that will be easy for you to push through to get what you need.
    • Furnished sparely with two easels and several chairs to underscore the physical proximity of the artists when they inhabited the studio together, it was enclosed by gauzy translucent walls so that it could be peered into but not entered.
    • Opaque during the day, the perforated screens have a seductive, gauzy translucence after dark, as light diffuses through the fine mesh.
    • She was wearing a broad brimmed hat, dressed in a gauzy summer dress.
    • A tense energy hovers about these forms that float just above or just beneath gauzy clouds of paint.
    • Look for gauzy dresses, which can be slid on top of one another, or teamed with trousers, skirts or lightweight knits.
    • It was high off the floor, curtained by a thin gauzy material and shrouded in dark despite the sunlight filtering through the window.
    • One of the picks I sampled was a red gauzy dress, with a modest neckline and a diagonal hem at my knees.
    • Suspended within multiple layers of the building structure, the effect of this gauzy translucence is to elevate space into an experience of lightness and weightlessness.
    • I have a secret affection for the older hippie stores where incense strokes your throat as you walk in to check out the miniature Buddhas, candle holders and gauzy dresses.
    • Another repetitive melodic pattern, this time on acoustic guitar, gradually transforms into a primordial soup of computer bleeps, clicks, and eventually, thin tendrils of gauzy drone.
    • Fragile evening wear and gauzy dresses hugged every curve.
    • Together these gauzy translucent curtains approximate the colors of the sunset and reinforce the house's nautical theme.
    • In keeping with the nostalgic tone of the movie, he presents things in a gauzy brown-and-white with a thin sheen of color.
    • A delicate wing, gauzy and transparent, spread in her hands, spanning her fingers, its lacy intricacy provoking a thoughtful quietness, a sad wistfulness.
    • You're going to be wearing a long white dress, kind of gauzy looking, with a satin pink shawl around your shoulders.
    Synonyms
    translucent, transparent, sheer, see-through, gauzelike, fine, ultra-fine, delicate, flimsy, filmy, gossamer, gossamer-like, diaphanous, chiffony, wispy, thin, light, airy, insubstantial
 
 
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