Get to know Gauzy better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like diaphanous or vaporous. In Dutch this translates to wazig.
Gauzy in a sentence
Gauzy meaning
- Resembling gauze; light, thin, translucent.
- light; giving the effect of haze
- vague or elusive
Synonyms of Gauzy
Using Gauzy
- The main meaning on this page is: Resembling gauze; light, thin, translucent. | light; giving the effect of haze | vague or elusive
- Useful related words include: diaphanous, cobwebby, vapourous, vaporous.
- Possible Dutch translations are: wazig, nevelig, mistig.
- In the example corpus, gauzy often appears in combinations such as: such gauzy, the gauzy, gauzy material.
Context around Gauzy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Gauzy
- In this selection, "gauzy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, feel, flowy, chandeliers, material, allegedly and gentle stand out and add context to how "gauzy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a lightweight gauzy material and and beats feel gauzy gentle and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "gauzy" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with gauzy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But her production made those wild beats feel gauzy, gentle, and homespun. (12 words)
Mary was wearing a gauzy blouse with no bra and she looked great. (13 words)
But she dropped the saying out of a belief that voters wanted something less gauzy. (15 words)
And yet even such a gauzy, allegedly two-dimensional film as “Catwalk” manages to hint, albeit lightly, at the internal conflict that seems to have plagued most models throughout history: a desire to be seen for more than just physical beauty. (41 words)
Different combinations of knit and purl stitches, along with more advanced techniques, generate fabrics of considerably variable consistency, from gauzy to very dense, from highly stretchy to relatively stiff, from flat to tightly curled, and so on. (37 words)
We don’t know how many women felt similarly at the time, but her experiences and the accounts of many others certainly complicate the gauzy notion that motherhood was, once upon a time, universally satisfying. (35 words)
Example sentences (16)
And yet even such a gauzy, allegedly two-dimensional film as “Catwalk” manages to hint, albeit lightly, at the internal conflict that seems to have plagued most models throughout history: a desire to be seen for more than just physical beauty.
But her production made those wild beats feel gauzy, gentle, and homespun.
For the lyrical and ballet numbers, the dancers wore flowy, gauzy skirts that moved with their motions.
The red is in homage to the original film clip for the song, which sees Bush dancing about the countryside in a gauzy, floaty bright red gown.
Del Rey and Lennon reference Bob Dylan (“Lay, Lady, Lay”), F. Scott Fitzgerald (This Side of Paradise), and Elton John (“Tiny Dancer”) over gauzy dream pop.
Society’s chandeliers, gauzy drapes and velvet banquettes create a luxe oasis that could be anywhere.
We don’t know how many women felt similarly at the time, but her experiences and the accounts of many others certainly complicate the gauzy notion that motherhood was, once upon a time, universally satisfying.
With so much uncertainty swirling about in the world, Kim wanted to play with texture to create a gauzy protectiveness around the body, with fuzzy looped cotton jeans, chunky wool scarves and faux fur sweatshirts.
Abigail wore a revealing bodysuit featuring a gauzy material through which the hue of her skin could be seen.
He openly admits self-interested calculations that other presidents would at the very least shroud behind high-minded, gauzy justifications.
Mary was wearing a gauzy blouse with no bra and she looked great.
The film featured landmarks like the Griffith Observatory, the Colorado Street Bridge, and the Watts Towers, and was shot in such gauzy hues that it made even the Pregerson interchange look good.
But she dropped the saying out of a belief that voters wanted something less gauzy.
It was as inevitable as the post-wedding realities of married life, when fights and disappointments temper and test the gauzy dreams of a new life together.
Different combinations of knit and purl stitches, along with more advanced techniques, generate fabrics of considerably variable consistency, from gauzy to very dense, from highly stretchy to relatively stiff, from flat to tightly curled, and so on.
These are generally of a lightweight gauzy material, and must be replaced or washed as conditions warrant.
Common combinations with gauzy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: