flossy
- adjective
- /ˈflɔsi/
:
esponjoso
- She wore a flossy scarf that flowed elegantly in the gentle breeze.
It of course has the signature flossy, cinched in waist, but for this dress, we actually chose to drop the waist ever so slightly.
- It of course has the signature flossy, cinched in waist, but for this dress, we actually chose to drop the waist ever so slightly.
Examples
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The fluffy puppy had a flossy coat that made it look even more adorable.
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"There, there," I said, running my hands through his flossy mane.
Fiction book (1999) -
He came into that flossy green pepper Pepper.
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And I will just point out that that is why I don't use silk in like my flossy satin.
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These are little flossy guys, you know, I don't know, I just had those my Holy Grail deodorant.
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It of course has the signature flossy, cinched in waist, but for this dress, we actually chose to drop the waist ever so slightly.
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There were three of them, all a luminous white so pure as to be almost ice-blue, with flossy manes the color of smoke glimpsed by moonlight.
Fiction book (1999) -
It is not as displayable as a silver candy dish, and I am afraid that people will think I'm crazy if they know that I've kept your stained gown and hold it up to my face and finger the flossy tie strings.
Fiction book (2002) -
The flossy clouds drifted lazily across the bright blue sky.
Synonyms
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1.0
Soft and light, like fur or feathers
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2.9
Soft and airy with small air pockets that make it not heavy
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4.2
Soft and having many fine, light hairs or feathers
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2.7
Soft and fluffy like cotton
Soft like the feathers that keep a bird warm
Antonyms
How Soft
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Morphology
Etymology
Flossy comes from the idea of floss, meaning soft, loose threads or fibres used in cloth and cotton. So something flossy is 'soft' and 'fluffy', like a gentle cloud or a downy blanket.