All cobwebby synonyms
cob·web·by
C c adj cobwebby
- lacy — of or resembling lace; lacelike: a lacy gown; a lacy leaf.
- translucent — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- pure — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- dainty — If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.
- delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- diaphanous — Diaphanous cloth is very thin and almost transparent.
- fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
- flimsy — without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
- gauzy — like gauze; transparently thin and light.
- gossamer — a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
- insubstantial — not substantial or real; lacking substance: an insubstantial world of dreams.
- sheer — transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings.
- transparent — having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
- wispy — being a wisp or in wisps; wisplike: a wispy plant.
- see-through — Also, see-thru [see-throo] /ˈsiˌθru/ (Show IPA). transparent: a see-through blouse.
- chiffon — Chiffon is a kind of very thin silk or nylon cloth that you can see through.
- fine-grained — being of fine grain or texture, as certain types of wood, leather, etc.
- floaty — able to float; buoyant.
- tiffany — a sheer, mesh fabric constructed in plain weave, originally made of silk but now often made of cotton or synthetic fibers.
- airy — If a building or room is airy, it has a lot of fresh air inside, usually because it is large.
- filmy — thin and light; fine and gauzy: a gown of a filmy material.
- fragile — brittle
- limpid — clear, transparent, or pellucid, as water, crystal, or air: We could see to the very bottom of the limpid pond.
- lucid — easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible: a lucid explanation.
- pellucid — allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent.
- soft — yielding readily to touch or pressure; easily penetrated, divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff: a soft pillow.