gauzy.

1. Light, fine, and semi-transparent in appearance.

2. Softly indistinct in memory or presentation.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• gauzy fabric
• gauzy veil

On the page

A gauzy curtain softened the afternoon light.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more gauzy; superlative most gauzy when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.