like gauze, thin and light as gauze: »
gauzy wings, Figurative. a gauzy mist. There are a number of pieces worth lingering over, including a wonderfully gauzy. “The Ballet School,” by Degas (New Yorker). Figurative. A gauzy new moon sailed downward swiftly (Katherine Anne Porter).
SYNONYM(S): diaphanous.–gauz´i|ly, adverb.
–gauz´i|ness, noun.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.