featherier
Lighter and softer
Featherier is the comparative form of feathery—more like feathers in texture, weight, or appearance.
Something featherier is lighter, softer, or more plume-like than something else: This pillow is featherier than the old one.
The word can also describe things that are more wispy or delicate: Her newer hairstyle is featherier around the edges.
Having no heft
- buoyantAble to float
- floatyTending to drift upward
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
ethereal · insubstantial · wispy · diaphanous · filmy · wafting · drifting · hovering
Having soft, fine texture
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
- silkySmooth and lustrous
fleecy · fuzzy · cottony · cushiony · gentle · tender · squishy · spongy
weightless
Having no heft
gossamer · ethereal · insubstantial · wispy · diaphanous · filmy · wafting · drifting · hovering · suspended
downy
Having soft, fine texture
silky · fleecy · fuzzy · cottony · cushiony · gentle · tender · squishy · spongy · cozy
wispy
Thin and insubstantial
lacy · filigree · sheer · translucent · gauzy · finespun · silken · sleek · svelte · dainty
downy
Having soft, fine texture
molting · ruffled · fluffed · barbed · avian · ornamental · crested · tufted · fringed · birdy
- tarring and featheringPunitive coating with pitch and down
- tar and featheringPunitive coating in hot pitch