MOUSSELINE Synonyms

• open to or abounding in fresh air

• not practical or realizable; speculative

• having little or no perceptible weight; so light as to resemble air

• characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air

• exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

• marked by great skill especially in meticulous technique

• easily broken or damaged or destroyed

• easily hurt

• developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety

• difficult to handle; requiring great tact

• of an instrument or device; capable of registering minute differences or changes precisely

• so thin as to transmit light

• of or containing or dissolved in ether

• characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air

• of heaven or the spirit

• characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy

• resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers

• characterized by a covering of feathers

• adorned with feathers or plumes

• of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles

• money extracted as a penalty

• an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence

• in a delicate manner

• being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

• minutely precise especially in differences in meaning

• thin in thickness or diameter

• characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment

• free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity

• record a fine as a penalty in a police record

• impose a fine on

• not convincing

• a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies

• lacking solidity or strength

• lacking substance or significance

• tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas

• so thin as to transmit light

• a gauze fabric with an extremely fine texture

• filaments from a web that was spun by a spider

• characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy

• so thin as to transmit light

• a professional boxer who weighs between 131 and 135 pounds

• someone who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous

• an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 132 pounds

• a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds

• A weight class division in combat sports, for fighters heavier than those in the featherweight division and lighter than those in the welterweight division.

• weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use

• having no importance or influence

• straight up or down without a break

• completely

• complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers

• not mixed with extraneous elements

• very steep; having a prominent and almost vertical front

• so thin as to transmit light

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• cause to sheer

• having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light; being of a smooth, soft and lustrous quality, resembling silk

• yielding readily to pressure or weight

• compassionate and kind; conciliatory

• (of sound) relatively low in volume

• produced with vibration of the vocal cords

• not protected against attack (especially by nuclear weapons)

• (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) soft; in a quiet, subdued tone

• (of light) transmitted from a broad light source or reflected

• (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')

• in a relaxed manner; or without hardship

• easily hurt

• (of a commodity or market or currency) falling or likely to fall in value

• using evidence not readily amenable to experimental verification or refutation

• tolerant or lenient

• soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

• having little impact

• out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance

• willing to negotiate and compromise

• not burdensome or demanding; borne or done easily and without hardship

• mild and pleasant

• not brilliant or glaring