gossamer

• Describe algo extremadamente ligero, delicado y fino, usado a menudo para referirse a una telaraña muy fina o a tejidos transparentes y vaporosos.

Describes something that is extremely light, delicate, and thin, often used to refer to fine cobwebs or sheer fabrics.

1. Light and delicateC1formal

   Extremely light, thin, and delicate, often resembling a spider's web.

   Delicado y ligero

   • She wore a gossamer scarf that floated in the breeze.
   • The butterfly's wings were gossamer and translucent.
   • Gossamer threads of silk hung from the tree branches.

   Sinónimosairydelicatediaphanousetherealfeatheryfilmyfineflimsyinsubstantialsilky

   Antónimoscoarseheavysolidsturdythick

• Sustantivo que designa una sustancia fina y membranosa hecha de telaraña tejida por arañas pequeñas, a menudo vista flotando en el aire o extendida sobre la hierba; también se usa en sentido figurado para algo extremadamente ligero, delicado o etéreo.

A noun referring to a fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, often seen floating in the air or spread over grass; also used figuratively to describe something extremely light, delicate, or insubstantial.

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1. Fine cobwebC1formal

   A fine, filmy substance consisting of cobwebs spun by small spiders, often seen floating in the air or spread over grass.

   Telaraña fina

   • The morning dew glistened on the gossamer in the garden.
   • A strand of gossamer drifted across her face.
   • The field was covered in gossamer after the fog lifted.

   Sinónimoscobwebweb

2. C1formal

   A very light, thin, and delicate material or fabric.

   Gasa, tejido muy fino y delicado

   • Her dress was made of gossamer, floating around her as she walked.
   • The curtains were woven from gossamer, letting in soft light.
   • The wings of the dragonfly looked like gossamer.

   Sinónimoschiffongauzeorganzatullevoile