hair-like
Fine and stringy
Resembling hair in form—thin, fine, and strand-like.
Used for filaments, fibers, or projections that share these qualities: hair-like roots, hair-like cilia.
The hyphenated form emphasizes the comparison; *hairlike* without the hyphen is also common.
Resembling thin strands
- strandsTwisted filaments or elements
- filamentVery thin thread
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- fibrilTiny structural thread
tendril · strand · thread · capillary · cilium · flagellum · setae · bristle
Filmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- gauzyThin and transparent
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- etherealDelicate beyond earthly measure
silky · feathery · wispy · fine · tenuous · cobwebby · airy · translucent
threadlike
Resembling thin strands
fibril · tendril · strand · thread · capillary · cilium · flagellum · setae · bristle · whisker
gossamer
Filmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- gauzyThin and transparent
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
ethereal · silky · feathery · wispy · fine · tenuous · cobwebby · airy · translucent · filmy
fuzzy
Soft and unclear
woolly · flossy · silken · feathery · velvety · villous · pubescent · hirsute · furry · soft
tendril
Coiling plant appendage
coil · entwine · cirrus · shoot · sprout · trichome · pistil · stamen · frond · moss