/ˈɡɒsəmə/
Meaning
- a light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate material or substance.
- a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, seen especially in autumn.
Sample Sentences
- That gossamer voice is as seductive as ever.
- The materials which can be made translucent include gossamer, silk, rayon or nylon.
Related words
ultra-fine, fine, diaphanous, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer-thin, gossamer-like, gossamery, delicate, filmy, floaty, chiffony, cobwebby, feathery, silky, silken, wispy, thin, light, lightweight, insubstantial, papery, flimsy, frail;
Further Reading
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gossamer