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KK Pronunciation

〔 ˋgɑsәmZ 〕

Pronunciation

〔 ˊɡɒsәmә 〕


Overview of noun gossamer

The noun gossamer has 2 senses


  • gossamer -- (a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture)

  • cobweb, gossamer -- (filaments from a web that was spun by a spider)


Overview of adj gossamer

The adj gossamer has 2 senses


  • ethereal, gossamer -- (characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy; "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing")

  • diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby -- (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")