- downy
- adjective (downier; -est) Date: 1578 1. resembling a bird's down 2. covered with down 3. made of down 4. soft, soothing
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Downy — Down y ( [y^]), a. 1. Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. A downy feather. Shak. [1913 Webster] Plants that . . . have downy or velvet rind upon their leaves. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. Made of, or resembling, down. Hence,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
downy — 1570s, from DOWN (Cf. down) (n.1) + Y (Cf. y) (2) … Etymology dictionary
downy — [adj] fluffy featherlike, feathery, fleecy, fuzzy, light, plumate, plumose, pubescent, silky, soft, velutinous, velvety, woolly; concepts 604,606 … New thesaurus
downy — ► ADJECTIVE (downier, downiest) ▪ covered with fine soft hair or feathers … English terms dictionary
downy — [dou′nē] adj. downier, downiest 1. of or covered with soft, fine feathers or hair 2. soft and fluffy, like down … English World dictionary
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downy — [[t]da͟ʊni[/t]] downier, downiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is downy is filled or covered with small soft feathers. ...the warm downy quilt. ...the white downy bodies of two chicks. 2) ADJ GRADED Something that is downy is covered… … English dictionary
downy — UK [ˈdaʊnɪ] / US adjective Word forms downy : adjective downy comparative downier superlative downiest covered in very soft small hairs or feathers … English dictionary
downy — /ˈdaʊni/ (say downee) adjective (downier, downiest) 1. of the nature of or resembling down; fluffy; soft. 2. made of down. 3. covered with down. 4. soft; soothing; calm. –phrase 5. downy bird, Colloquial a canny person. {Phrase Origin: ? from… …
downy — adjective Having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers. The chicks downy coat of feathers formed almost immediately to keep it warm … Wiktionary
