gossamers
Cobwebs at dawn
Gossamers is the plural of gossamer—fine, filmy cobwebs floating in air or spread on grass, especially in autumn.
The word extends to anything delicate and insubstantial: gossamer fabrics, gossamer wings, gossamer threads of connection.
The gossamers caught the morning dew.
As an adjective, gossamer describes extreme lightness or fragility: gossamer curtains, gossamer hopes.
Refined sensitivity or rarity
- fragilityEase of breaking
- ephemeralLasting very briefly
- fleetingPassing very quickly
- insubstantialLacking physical or material substance
wispy · tenuous · ethereal · dreamlike · elusive · transient · intangible · faint
Fine woven insect fiber
- threadsTwisted fiber strands
- filamentsVery thin threads
- veilsTranslucent face coverings
- gauzeOpen-weave medical fabric
chiffon · tulle · organza · sheerness · delicacy · transparency · lightness · weaving
Spun silk structures
- strandsTwisted filaments or elements
- cobwebsAbandoned spider silk
- dewdropsCondensed overnight water droplets
- morningDay's early hours
meadows · ballooning · spinnerets · filaments · glistening · autumn · floating · airborne
delicacy
Refined sensitivity or rarity
insubstantial · wispy · tenuous · ethereal · dreamlike · elusive · transient · intangible · faint · subtle
silk
Fine woven insect fiber
gauze · chiffon · tulle · organza · sheerness · delicacy · transparency · lightness · weaving · textiles
webs
Spun silk structures
- strandsTwisted filaments or elements
- cobwebsAbandoned spider silk
- dewdropsCondensed overnight water droplets
morning · meadows · ballooning · spinnerets · filaments · glistening · autumn · floating · airborne · drifting
gossamersheavy drapes
Thick window fabric panels
blackout curtains · velvet · felt · fleece · quilting
- gossamer wingsThin translucent flight structures