gossamery
/ˈɡɒsəməɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The Italian poet, [Giambattista] Marino, had been reputed the greatest master of gossamery affectation in Europe."
- "She fluttered about him with her hair down in a thick brown braid across each shoulder, and in a gossamery, filmy, lacy “thing”—she had flung her gay-colored cloak upon a chair—that he was very much afraid was not quite a proper thing to wear before a young gentleman whom she had just met."
Etymology
From gossamer + -y.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more gossamery (comparative)
most gossamery (superlative)