gauzy

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   thin, light, and translucent like gauze

   A gauzy blue scarf was twisted loosely through her hair.

2. 2
   adj

   vague, hazy, or lacking clear substance and detail

   The proposal hid its costs behind gauzy promises of prosperity.

Formed from gauze + -y. Gauze entered English through French gaze, but the French word's deeper origin is disputed; proposed connections include Arabic qazz, 'raw silk,' while the familiar association with Gaza is uncertain. The figurative sense extends the fabric's thin, hazy appearance to language or ideas.

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