plumy
Like a boa
Plumy means resembling or adorned with plumes—feathery, soft, and often luxuriant.
It describes things with a light, wispy quality: plumy clouds, plumy grasses swaying in the breeze.
The word can suggest elegance or showiness, like ornamental feathers on a hat.
Toward lower ground
- quillFeather used for writing
- preenGroom with self-satisfaction
- moltingPeriodic shedding of covering
- avianOf or concerning birds
crest · aigrette · barbs · flight · winged · flock · roost · ornithology
Decorated or exaggerated
- flourishTo grow vigorously
- floridExcessively ornate or ruddy
- baroqueExcessively ornate or elaborate
- rococoExcessively elaborate in style
festooned · decorative · elaborate · fanciful · showy · flamboyant · extravagant · ostentatious
Ostentatiously wealthy
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- lavishAbundant beyond necessity
- plushThick-pile soft fabric
- richHaving much of something
lush · soft · velvet · silk · decadent · elegant · palatial · magnificent
Grooming with vanity
- struttingWalking with exaggerated pride
- peacockingOstentatious self-display
- vainExcessively proud or futile
- showyExcessively eye-catching
ostentatious · flaunting · displaying · parading · pompous · swaggering · boastful · proud
down
Toward lower ground
avian · crest · aigrette · barbs · flight · winged · flock · roost · ornithology · birdbath
embellished
Decorated or exaggerated
rococo · festooned · decorative · elaborate · fanciful · showy · flamboyant · extravagant · ostentatious · frilly
opulent
Ostentatiously wealthy
rich · lush · soft · velvet · silk · decadent · elegant · palatial · magnificent · splendid
preening
Grooming with vanity
- struttingWalking with exaggerated pride
- peacockingOstentatious self-display
- vainExcessively proud or futile
showy · ostentatious · flaunting · displaying · parading · pompous · swaggering · boastful · proud · conceited
plumyunadorned
Lacking decoration or ornament
undecorated · plain · austere · stark · unembellished
- smoke plumeRising mass of combustion vapor
- nom de plumeAuthor's false identity
- red plume
- grey plumage
- ash plumeAirborne eruption debris
- plumed hatHeadwear sporting feathers