gauzyEnglishOxford American Thesaurusgauzy adjective she wore a loose gauzy nightdress: translucent, transparent, sheer, see-through, gauze-like, fine, ultra-fine, delicate, flimsy, filmy, gossamer, gossamer-like, diaphanous, chiffony, wispy, thin, light, airy, insubstantial; British floaty. ▷antonyms thick; coarse.