flocculent
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- adjective
- /ˈflɒkjʊlənt/
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floculento
- Grand design spirals tend to have companions or to be found in clusters, whereas their homely cousins, so-called flocculent spirals, are more likely to be isolated.
- flocculent spiral
- flocculent galaxy
Examples
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Feuilletonist was by far the best, with marmoreal and flocculent being runners-up.
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Feathery, fleecy, flocculent?
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Ahh-Some Winter Pool Clarifier is a triple action formula that sequesters minerals, coagulates tiny suspended particles into larger clumps, and then acts as a flocculent, sinking particles to the floor.
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The artist created a painting that depicted a flocculent cloud softly hovering above the landscape.
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The baby lamb's flocculent fur made it look incredibly adorable and cuddly.
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The flocculent texture of the cake's frosting made it look light and inviting.
Synonyms
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Soft and light, like fur or feathers
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Covered with soft thick hair like an animal
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Covered with soft light hairs like kitten fur
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Soft and covered with thick hair like a sheep
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Covered with small bits of fluff from cloth
Covered with small soft hairs like wool
Antonyms
How Fluffy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flocculent comes from the Latin floccus, meaning 'tuft of wool', so it describes something that looks like small soft tufts. Think of woolly clumps or 'fluff' on a lamb or in clouds — that's why flocculent means 'soft, fluffy, or woolly'.