gossamer

/ɡˈɑsəmɚ/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
   “this smallest and most ethereal of birds”
2. so thin as to transmit light
   “a hat with a diaphanous veil”

noun

1. a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
2. filaments from a web that was spun by a spider

Synonyms for gossamer

• ethereal
• delicate
• diaphanous
• filmy
• gauzy
• gauze-like
• see-through
• sheer
• transparent
• vaporous
• vapourous
• cobwebby
• thin
• cobweb

Words that rhyme with gossamer

• osmer