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gauziness

gauziness

7.4
A thin, light fabric that is almost see-through
  • noun
  • /ˈɡɔːziness/
translation icon : transparencia
  • The gauziness of the curtains let in soft sunlight.

Examples

  • The gauziness of the fabric made it perfect for summer dresses.

  • She admired the gauziness of the scarf as it floated in the breeze.

  • The artist captured the gauziness of morning mist in his painting.

  • She admired the gauziness of the curtains in her new home.

  • The gauziness of the curtains let in soft sunlight.

  • The gauziness of the fabric made it perfect for summer dresses.

  • She admired the gauziness of the scarf as it floated in the breeze.

Synonyms

sheerness
vsgauziness
1 4.5

Thin, light fabric that is almost see-through

evokes a loose open fabric texture that is thin and almost transparent

Antonyms

density
55 4.2

How full a place is of people or things

opacity
4 7.0

How much light or other rays something does not let through

How Sheer

transparency
  • Specialized
5 4.6
gauziness
7.4
translucency
1 6.9
opacity
4 7.0

Surface Forms

gauziness singular
gauzinesses plural

Morphology

gauziness = gauzy (transparent) = gauzy + ness

Derived from the adjective 'gauzy' with the productive noun-forming suffix '-ness', directly expressing the quality of being gauzy.

Etymology

Gauziness comes from gauze, a very thin, light cloth that may take its name from the city Gaza, where fine fabric was made long ago. So gauziness describes the 'thin' or 'almost transparent' quality like that cloth.