Synonyms for cobwebby
- adjective
Most common
gossamer gauzy filmy diaphanous obsolete spider-webby hoary cobwebbed
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Gauzy
gauzy, diaphanous, filmy, gossamer, see-through, vaporous, gauze-like, sheer, transparent, flimsy
Other
spider-webby, hoary, obsolete, cobwebbed, eldern, spiderwebby, aged dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having many cobwebs.
Related words
- Word family
- cobwebbiness
Example sentences
- gossamer Except for a few gossamer clouds, the sky was clear and blue.
- gauzy Mary was asked to try on a blue gauzy dress.
- diaphanous I am completely agog over your diaphanous dress.
- obsolete For all practical purposes, that word is obsolete.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cobwebby | rising | |
| gossamer | rising | |
| gauzy | rising | |
| filmy | rising | |
| diaphanous | rising | |
| obsolete | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- aged1
- 5 letters
- sheer1, hoary2, gauzy, filmy
- 6 letters
- flimsy2, eldern
- 8 letters
- obsolete3, gossamer3, vaporous
- 9 letters
- cobwebbed
- 10 letters
- diaphanous4
- 11 letters
- transparent3, spiderwebby
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hoary2 = 2 syllables).