gossamer meaning and definition

GOSSAMER noun

Definition of gossamer (noun)

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

GOSSAMER adjective

Definition of gossamer (adjective)

1. characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
   • "this smallest and most ethereal of birds"; "gossamer shading through his playing"
   • synonyms: ethereal
2. 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"
   • synonyms: cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous