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Meaning of gossamer in English
Pronunciation
/ˈɡɑsəmər/
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Classifying Adjective
gossamer
Definitions
1.
characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy
Examples
« this smallest and most ethereal of birds »
« gossamer shading through his playing »
Synonyms
delicate
2.
so thin as to transmit light
Examples
« a hat with a diaphanous veil »
« filmy wings of a moth »
« gauzy clouds of dandelion down »
« gossamer cobwebs »
« sheer silk stockings »
« transparent chiffon »
« vaporous silks »
Synonyms
thin
Noun
gossamer
Etymology
Middle English: apparently from goose+ summer, perhaps from the time of year around St Martin's summer, i.e. early November, when geese were eaten (gossamer being common then)
Definitions
1.
a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture
2.
filaments from a cobweb