Cobweb — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider

filaments from a web that was spun by a spider

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈuːps/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪˈəʊdʒnaɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪˈəʊdʒnaɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈuːps/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gossamer

Word Forms

cobwebby	adjective	so thin as to transmit light
gossamer	adjective	characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spinnennetz

ein Stoff, der so zart und transparent ist, dass er einem Spinnennetz ähnelt

🇫🇷French

araignée

un tissu si délicat et transparent qu'il ressemble à une toile d'araignée

🇪🇸Spanish

telaraña

una tela tan delicada y transparente que parece la telaraña de una araña

🇮🇹Italian

ragnatela

un tessuto così delicato e trasparente da somigliare alla tela di un ragno

🇳🇱Dutch

spinneweb

een stof die zo delicaat en transparant is dat het op een spinnenweb lijkt

🇵🇹Portuguese

teia de aranha

um tecido tão delicado e transparente que lembra uma teia de aranha

🇷🇺Russian

паутина

ткань настолько тонкая и прозрачная, что напоминает паутину паука

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मकड़ी का जाला

एक कपड़ा इतना नाजुक और पारदर्शी कि मकड़ी के जाल जैसा दिखता है

🇧🇩Bengali

জাল

একটি ফ্যাব্রিক এত সূক্ষ্ম এবং স্বচ্ছ যেন মাকড়সার জালের মতো

🇮🇳Tamil

சிலந்தி வலை

ஒரு சிலந்தியின் வலையை ஒத்த ஒரு துணி மிகவும் மென்மையானது மற்றும் வெளிப்படையானது

🇮🇳Telugu

సాలెపురుగు

ఒక స్పైడర్ వెబ్‌ను పోలి ఉండేంత సున్నితంగా మరియు పారదర్శకంగా ఉండే బట్ట

🇮🇳Marathi

जाळी

एक फॅब्रिक इतके नाजूक आणि पारदर्शक आहे की कोळ्याच्या जाळ्यासारखे दिसते

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોબવેબ

કરોળિયાના જાળા જેવું લાગે તેવું નાજુક અને પારદર્શક કાપડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೋಬ್ವೆಬ್

ಜೇಡದ ಬಲೆಯನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವಷ್ಟು ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಪಾರದರ್ಶಕವಾದ ಬಟ್ಟೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിലന്തിവല

ഒരു ചിലന്തിയുടെ വലയോട് സാമ്യമുള്ളത്ര അതിലോലമായതും സുതാര്യവുമായ ഒരു തുണി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਫੈਬਰਿਕ ਇੰਨਾ ਨਾਜ਼ੁਕ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਰਦਰਸ਼ੀ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਮੱਕੜੀ ਦੇ ਜਾਲ ਵਰਗਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جالا

ایک کپڑا اتنا نازک اور شفاف ہے کہ مکڑی کے جالے سے مشابہت رکھتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蛛网

一种精致透明的织物，就像蜘蛛网一样

🇯🇵Japanese

クモの巣

蜘蛛の巣のように繊細で透明な布地

🇰🇷Korean

거미줄

거미줄처럼 섬세하고 투명한 천

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mạng nhện

một loại vải mỏng manh và trong suốt đến mức giống như mạng nhện

🇹🇭Thai

ใยแมงมุม

ผ้าที่ละเอียดอ่อนและโปร่งใสราวกับใยแมงมุม

🇮🇩Indonesian

sarang laba-laba

kain yang begitu halus dan transparan menyerupai jaring laba-laba

🇵🇭Filipino

sapot ng gagamba

isang tela na napakapino at transparent na parang sapot ng gagamba

🇲🇾Malay

sarang labah-labah

kain yang sangat halus dan lutsinar seperti sarang labah-labah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بيت العنكبوت

نسيج رقيق وشفاف يشبه شبكة العنكبوت

🇮🇷Persian

تار عنکبوت

پارچه ای به قدری ظریف و شفاف که شبیه تار عنکبوت است

🇹🇷Turkish

örümcek ağı

örümcek ağını andıracak kadar narin ve şeffaf bir kumaş

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹרֵי עַכָּבִישׁ

בד עדין ושקוף עד כדי כך שהוא דומה לרשת של עכביש

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The primary meaning of 'cobweb' is 'a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider'.

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Using 'cobweb' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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