gossamery
/ˈɡɒsəməɹi/
gossamery adjective: like gossamer; flimsy.
Adjective
gossamery (comparative more gossamery, superlative most gossamery)
- Like gossamer; flimsy.
- The Italian poet, [Giambattista] Marino, had been reputed the greatest master of gossamery affectation in Europe.1846 April, Thomas De Quincey, “John Keats”, in Sketches: Critical and Biographic (De Quincey’s Works; VI), London: James Hogg & Sons, →OCLC, page 283
- 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.1916, Jackson Gregory, If the Shoe Fits, Chapter 3
gossamery meaning in Tamil
gossamery in Tamil
- சிலந்தி நூல் போன்ற, நொய்தான
Forms of gossamery
| comparative | more gossamery |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gossamery |
Origin of gossamery
From gossamer + -y.
Questions about gossamery
- What does gossamery mean?
- Gossamery means like gossamer; flimsy.
- What is gossamery in Tamil?
- Gossamery in Tamil is சிலந்தி நூல் போன்ற, நொய்தான. See Gossamery meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is gossamery?
- Gossamery is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce gossamery?
- Gossamery is pronounced /ˈɡɒsəməɹi/.
Words near gossamery in the dictionary
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