Cobwebby — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

so thin as to transmit light

covered with cobwebs

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌpəld/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪˈəʊɪkəsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪˈəʊɪkəsnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌpəld/.

Examples

a hat with a diaphanous veil
filmy wings of a moth
gauzy clouds of dandelion down

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

diaphanous filmy gossamer vapourous see-through gauzy gauze-like sheer transparent vaporous

Parts of Speech

adjective	so thin as to transmit light “a hat with a diaphanous veil”
adjective	covered with cobwebs

Word Forms

film	noun	a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
gauze	noun	a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
transparency	noun	permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
transparentness	noun	the quality of being clear and transparent
cobweb	noun	a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spinnennetz

so dünn, dass es Licht durchlässt

🇫🇷French

trappe

si mince qu'il transmet la lumière

🇪🇸Spanish

telaraña

tan delgado que transmite luz

🇮🇹Italian

ragnatela

così sottile da trasmettere la luce

🇳🇱Dutch

spinneweb

zo dun dat het licht doorlaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

teia de aranha

tão fino que transmite luz

🇷🇺Russian

паутина

настолько тонкий, что пропускает свет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मकड़े के जाले से भरा हुआ

इतना पतला कि प्रकाश संचारित कर सके

🇧🇩Bengali

জাল

আলো প্রেরণ করার মতো পাতলা

🇮🇳Tamil

சிலந்தி வலை

ஒளியைக் கடத்தும் அளவுக்கு மெல்லியது

🇮🇳Telugu

సాలెపురుగు

కాంతిని ప్రసారం చేసేంత సన్నగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

जाळी

प्रकाश प्रसारित करण्यासाठी पातळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાળી

પ્રકાશ પ્રસારિત કરવા માટે તેટલું પાતળું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೋಬ್ವೆಬ್ಬಿ

ಬೆಳಕನ್ನು ರವಾನಿಸುವಷ್ಟು ತೆಳುವಾದದ್ದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിലന്തിവല

പ്രകാശം കടത്താൻ കഴിയുന്നത്ര നേർത്തതാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਲਾ

ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਚਾਰਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇੰਨਾ ਪਤਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جالا

روشنی کو منتقل کرنے کے لئے اتنی پتلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

科布韦比

薄到可以透光

🇯🇵Japanese

クモの巣

光を透過するほど薄い

🇰🇷Korean

가볍고 엷은

빛이 투과될 정도로 얇다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mạng nhện

mỏng đến mức có thể truyền ánh sáng

🇹🇭Thai

ใยแมงมุม

บางจนสามารถส่งผ่านแสงได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

sarang laba-laba

sangat tipis untuk mentransmisikan cahaya

🇵🇭Filipino

sapot ng gagamba

napakanipis na nagpapadala ng liwanag

🇲🇾Malay

sarang labah-labah

sangat nipis untuk menghantar cahaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بيت العنكبوت

رقيقة جدًا بحيث تنقل الضوء

🇮🇷Persian

تار عنکبوت

آنقدر نازک که بتواند نور را از خود عبور دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

örümcek ağı

ışığı geçirecek kadar ince

🇮🇱Hebrew

קורי עכביש

כל כך דק כדי להעביר אור

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