Synonyms for wispy

Most common

vague · faint · shadowy · dim

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Adjective

Antonyms

thick, bushy, dense

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle.

   The wispy smoke rose from chimneys all around town.

Related words

Other spellings

whispy

Example sentences

• vague I deal in facts and figures, not vague impressions.
• faint Faint footprints in the dust lead off to the east.
• dim In the dim light, Tom saw someone approaching him.
• shadowy Kalman saw a shadowy figure lurking in the dark.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

dim¹

4 letters

thin¹

5 letters

vague¹, faint¹

7 letters

shadowy³

8 letters

wisplike

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shadowy³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

vaporeux

Italiano

vaporoso

Deutsch

luftig