feathery
Like bird plumage
Feathery describes something resembling feathers—light, soft, or delicately textured.
A feathery touch barely grazes the skin.
Feathery clouds drift wispy and insubstantial.
The plant has feathery fronds.
Snow can fall in feathery flakes.
The word suggests airiness and gentle movement rather than weight or solidity.
Having no heft
- buoyantAble to float
- airyLight and well-ventilated
- floatingStaying atop liquid
- waftingFloating through air
drifting · gossamer · insubstantial · wispy · ethereal · floaty · breezy · nimble
Having soft, fine texture
- plumedHaving ornamental feathers
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- quillFeather used for writing
- downToward lower ground
barb · vane · rachis · pinfeather · contour · preening · molting · iridescent
Having soft, fine texture
- fluffySoft and light-textured
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- silkySmooth and lustrous
- velvetySoft and smooth-textured
tender · gentle · cushiony · pillowy · fleecy · woolly · brushlike · tickling
Thin and insubstantial
- frondsDivided leaf blades
- fringedEdged with dangling threads
- lacyHaving openwork patterns
- filigreeDelicate twisted-wire ornamentation
delicate · fine · filamentous · gossamer · fibrous · frothy · tufted · striated
weightless
Having no heft
wafting · drifting · gossamer · insubstantial · wispy · ethereal · floaty · breezy · nimble · delicate
downy
Having soft, fine texture
- plumedHaving ornamental feathers
- plumeOrnamental feather or rising column
- quillFeather used for writing
down · barb · vane · rachis · pinfeather · contour · preening · molting · iridescent · fluffed
downy
Having soft, fine texture
velvety · tender · gentle · cushiony · pillowy · fleecy · woolly · brushlike · tickling · caressing
wispy
Thin and insubstantial
filigree · delicate · fine · filamentous · gossamer · fibrous · frothy · tufted · striated · layered
plume
Ornamental feather or rising column
- aigretteOrnamental feather spray
- fascinatorOrnamental clip-on millinery
- headdressOrnamental head covering
millinery · boa · trim · adornment · embellishment · flourish · corsage · brooch · finery · festoon
winged
Having flight appendages
nest · songbird · raptor · fledgling · nestling · perching · migration · ornithology · plumage · roost
- leaf shapesoval, round, heart-shaped, maple leaf, oak leaf
- touch feelingsrough, smooth, soft, hard, bumpy
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- soft texturessoft, fuzz, fluffy, fluff, silky
- texturessmoothness, smooth, soft, rough, roughness
- touch sensationstouch, roughness, smoothness, softness, hardness
- light as a featherNearly without mass
- birds of a featherThose with shared characteristics
- feather dusterPlumed cleaning implement
- as light as a featherExtremely light, negligible weight
- ruffle some feathersCause mild irritation
- feather boasDecorative plumage accessories
feather, feathers, feathered, feathering, featherless, featherbrained, unfeathered, featheriness, featherier