| ADJECTIVE | all | downy, downlike, flossy, fluffy | like down / down or as soft as down / down |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous | covered with fine soft hairs or down |
| Sounds | daw'niy | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... | |
| Meaning | like down / down or as soft as down / down. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | downlike, flossy, fluffy | |
| Broader | soft | Yielding readily to pressure or weight |
| Spanish | esponjoso, fofa, fofo, mullido | |
| Catalan | esponjós, flonjo | |
| Nouns | down | soft fine feathers |
| downiness | a light softness | |
| Meaning | Covered with fine soft hairs or down. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "downy milkweed seeds" | |
| Synonyms | pubescent, puberulent, sericeous | |
| Category | biology, biological science | The science that studies living organisms |
| Broader | hairy, haired, hirsute | Having or covered with hair |
| Spanish | pubescente, velloso | |
| Catalan | pubescent, vellós | |
| Nouns | down | fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) |
| downiness | a light softness | |
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