gossamer wings
Delicate ethereal flutters
Gossamer wings are delicate, translucent wings like those of dragonflies, butterflies, or fairies—so thin they seem made of cobwebs or fine silk.
The phrase evokes fragility and ethereal beauty: The fairy's gossamer wings shimmered in the moonlight.
Gossamer originally described the fine threads spiders spin on autumn mornings, which float through the air catching light.
- delicateEasily broken or harmed
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
- fairyTiny winged magical creature
- fairy taleMagical children's narrative
- pixie dustMagical sparkling particles
dragonfly · translucent · iridescent · flutter · fragile · shimmering · diaphanous · gauze · dewdrops · morning dew · lace · wispy · thin air · light as air · filament · moonlight · butterfly · membrane