gauzelike

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adjective

Like or resembling gauze.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English gauze →
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Meanings

adjectivegauzelike (comparative more gauzelike, superlative most gauzelike)

comparative more gauzelike · superlative most gauzelike

  1. Like or resembling gauze.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gauzy

Origin

  1. Englishgauze
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishgauzelike

From gauze + -like.

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APA

gauzelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gauzelike

MLA

“gauzelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gauzelike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gauzelike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gauzelike.

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