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Gauzy

Pertaining to, or resembling, gauze; thin and slight as gauze.

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Thin 84% connected

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Thin 84% connected

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Film 74% connected

A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Film 74% connected

A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cobwebby 92% connected

Abounding in cobwebs, or any fine web; resembling a cobweb.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Diaphanous 92% connected

Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or transparent; pellucid; clear.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Filmy 92% connected

Composed of film or films.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Gossamer 92% connected

A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. It is seen in stubble fields and on furze o…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Sheer 92% connected

Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Transparent 92% connected

Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transp…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Vaporous 92% connected

Having the form or nature of vapor.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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