dustlike
Resembling fine particles
Dustlike describes something resembling dust in texture, size, or appearance—fine, powdery, and composed of tiny particles: dustlike spores, a dustlike residue.
The word suggests something so finely divided it might float or settle like dust.
Reduced to fine particles
- flouryCovered with grain dust
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
- granularMade of tiny particles
tiny · silty · particulate · ultrafine · atomized · nebulized · airborne · superfine
Yielding to touch
- silkySmooth and lustrous
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
- downyHaving soft, fine texture
- featheryLight and soft-textured
light · airy · wispy · floaty · delicate · gossamer · fleecy · gauzy
Delicate beyond earthly measure
- vaporousLike a gas, diffuse
- tenuousLacking solid foundation
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
translucent · ghostly · spectral · shadowy · hazy · misty · faint · diffuse
Temporary, soon departing
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
scattering · drifting · settling · dispersing · fading · momentary · impermanent · passing
powdery
Reduced to fine particles
- flouryCovered with grain dust
- microscopicToo small for eyes
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
granular · tiny · silty · particulate · ultrafine · atomized · nebulized · airborne · superfine · impalpable
soft
Yielding to touch
feathery · light · airy · wispy · floaty · delicate · gossamer · fleecy · gauzy · filmy
ethereal
Delicate beyond earthly measure
diaphanous · translucent · ghostly · spectral · shadowy · hazy · misty · faint · diffuse · imperceptible
transient
Temporary, soon departing
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- evanescentTending to vanish quickly
- vanishingCeasing to be visible
dissipating · scattering · drifting · settling · dispersing · fading · momentary · impermanent · passing · fugitive