Gauzy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

so thin as to transmit light

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɔːzi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɔːzi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɔːzi/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈɔːzi/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Parts of Speech

adjective

so thin as to transmit light

“a hat with a diaphanous veil”

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

hauchdünn

so dünn, dass es Licht durchlässt

🇫🇷French

gaze

si mince qu'il transmet la lumière

🇪🇸Spanish

transparente

tan delgado que transmite luz

🇮🇹Italian

vaporoso

così sottile da trasmettere la luce

🇳🇱Dutch

gaas

zo dun dat het licht doorlaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

transparente

tão fino que transmite luz

🇷🇺Russian

прозрачный

настолько тонкий, что пропускает свет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पतला

इतना पतला कि प्रकाश संचारित कर सके

🇮🇳Tamil

மெல்லிய

ஒளியைக் கடத்தும் அளவுக்கு மெல்லியது

🇮🇳Telugu

మెరుపుగా

కాంతిని ప్రసారం చేసేంత సన్నగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

गॉझी

प्रकाश प्रसारित करण्यासाठी पातळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

જાળીદાર

પ્રકાશ પ્રસારિત કરવા માટે તેટલું પાતળું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೆತ್ತಗಿನ

ಬೆಳಕನ್ನು ರವಾನಿಸುವಷ್ಟು ತೆಳುವಾದದ್ದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മങ്ങിയ

പ്രകാശം കടത്താൻ കഴിയുന്നത്ര നേർത്തതാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਲੀਦਾਰ

ਰੋਸ਼ਨੀ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਚਾਰਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਇੰਨਾ ਪਤਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جالی دار

روشنی کو منتقل کرنے کے لئے اتنی پتلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

薄纱的

薄到可以透光

🇯🇵Japanese

ガーゼ

光を透過するほど薄い

🇰🇷Korean

깁 같은

빛이 투과될 정도로 얇다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mỏng manh

mỏng đến mức có thể truyền ánh sáng

🇹🇭Thai

โปร่ง

บางจนสามารถส่งผ่านแสงได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tipis

sangat tipis untuk mentransmisikan cahaya

🇵🇭Filipino

malabo

napakanipis na nagpapadala ng liwanag

🇲🇾Malay

kabur

sangat nipis untuk menghantar cahaya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رقيق

رقيقة جدًا بحيث تنقل الضوء

🇮🇷Persian

گازدار

آنقدر نازک که بتواند نور را از خود عبور دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

gazlı bez

ışığı geçirecek kadar ince

🇮🇱Hebrew

עצבני

כל כך דק כדי להעביר אור

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