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DOWNY
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Irregular inflected forms: downier , downiest
I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Covered with fine soft hairs or down
Example:
downy milkweed seeds
Synonyms:
downy; puberulent; pubescent; sericeous
Classified under:
Similar:
haired; hairy; hirsute (having or covered with hair)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Derivation:
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Like down or as soft as down
Synonyms:
downlike; downy; flossy; fluffy
Classified under:
Similar:
soft (yielding readily to pressure or weight)
Derivation:
down (soft fine feathers)
downiness (a light softness)
