Gossamery
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɒsəməɹi/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Gossamery is an adjective meaning Like gossamer; flimsy.
Meaning
Like gossamer; flimsy.
Example Sentences
The Italian poet, [Giambattista] Marino, had been reputed the greatest master of gossamery affectation in Europe.
She fluttered about him with her hair down in a thick brown braid across each shoulder, and in a gossamery, filmy, lacy “thing”—she had flung her gay-colored cloak upon a chair—that he was very much afraid was not quite a proper thing to wear before a young gentleman whom she had just met.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gossamerlike, gossamered, gossamer-thin, diaphanous, gauzy, vaporous.
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