featherlike
Wispy and light
Featherlike describes something resembling a feather in appearance, texture, or weight—delicate, soft, or finely divided.
Featherlike fronds on a fern, featherlike strokes of a brush, a featherlike touch so light it barely registers.
The word emphasizes graceful delicacy rather than actual resemblance to plumage.
Thin and insubstantial
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- waftingFloating through air
- billowingPuffing out dramatically
breezy · zephyr · windblown · drifting · floating · fluttering · buoyant · weightless
Having soft, fine texture
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- fuzzySoft and unclear
- silkySmooth and lustrous
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
plush · gentle · tender · delicate · cushiony · supple · smooth · caressable
Ornamental feather spray
- fascinatorOrnamental clip-on millinery
- headdressOrnamental head covering
- panacheFlamboyant confidence of manner
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
boa · trim · millinery · adornment · filigree · fringed · embellishment · decorative
wispy
Thin and insubstantial
billowing · breezy · zephyr · windblown · drifting · floating · fluttering · buoyant · weightless · suspended
downy
Having soft, fine texture
velvety · plush · gentle · tender · delicate · cushiony · supple · smooth · caressable · brushy
aigrette
Ornamental feather spray
- fascinatorOrnamental clip-on millinery
- headdressOrnamental head covering
- panacheFlamboyant confidence of manner
plume · boa · trim · millinery · adornment · filigree · fringed · embellishment · decorative · flourish
brushing
Sweeping motion with bristles
caressing · skimming · fluttering · sweeping · tracing · glancing · dusting
quill
Feather used for writing
rachis · vane · coverts · aigrette · marabou · calamus · crest · tuft · plumed · preening
like, feather, feathers, feathery, feathered, feathering, featherless, unfeathered, featheriness