Synonyms of the word wispy


WISPYDIM - FAINT - INDISTINCT - LEAN - SHADOWY - THIN - VAGUE - WISPLIKE

wispy

  • adj. Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle.

dim

  • adj. Not bright or colorful.
  • adj. (colloquial) Not smart or intelligent.
  • adj. Indistinct, hazy or unclear.
  • adj. Disapproving, unfavorable: rarely used outside the phrase take a dim view of.
  • adv. Dimly, indistinctly.
  • n. (archaic) Dimness.
  • v. (transitive) To make something less bright.
  • v. (intransitive) To become darker.
  • v. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken;…
  • v. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes;…

faint

  • adj. (of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness.
  • adj. Lacking courage, spirit, or energy; cowardly; dejected.
  • adj. hardly perceptible; not bright, or loud, or sharp.
  • adj. Performed, done, or acted, weakly; not exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy.
  • adj. Slight; minimal.
  • n. The act of fainting, syncope.
  • n. (rare) The state of one who has fainted; a swoon.
  • v. (intransitive) To lose consciousness. Caused by a lack of oxygen or nutrients to the brain, usually as…
  • v. To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to become depressed or despondent.
  • v. To decay; to disappear; to vanish.

indistinct

  • adj. (of an image etc) not clearly defined or not having a sharp outline; faint or dim.
  • adj. (of a thought, idea etc) hazy or vague.
  • adj. (of speech) difficult to understand.

lean

  • v. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to be in a position thus inclining or deviating.
  • v. To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; with to, toward, etc.
  • v. To rest or rely, for support, comfort, etc.; with on, upon, or against.
  • v. To hang outwards.
  • v. To press against.
  • n. (of an object taller than its width and depth) An inclination away from the vertical.
  • adj. (of a person or animal) slim; not fleshy.
  • adj. (of meat) having little fat.
  • adj. Having little extra or little to spare; scanty; meagre.
  • adj. Having a low proportion or concentration of a desired substance or ingredient.
  • adj. (printing, archaic) Of a character which prevents the compositor from earning the usual wages; opposed…
  • adj. efficient, economic, frugal, agile, slimmed-down; pertaining to the modern industrial principles of "lean…
  • v. To thin out (a fuel-air mixture): to reduce the fuel flow into the mixture so that there is more air or…
  • v. To conceal.
  • n. (slang) A recreational drug based on codeine laced promethazine cough syrup, popular in the hip-hop community…

shadowy

  • adj. In shadow; darkened by shadows.
  • adj. (of character) Dark, obscure.

thin

  • adj. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
  • adj. Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.
  • adj. Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.
  • adj. Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.
  • adj. Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.
  • adj. (golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head…
  • adj. Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.
  • adj. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.
  • n. (philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete…
  • n. Any food produced or served in thin slices.
  • v. (transitive) To make thin or thinner.
  • v. (intransitive) To become thin or thinner.
  • v. To dilute.
  • v. To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.
  • adv. Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

vague

  • adj. Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
  • adj. Not having a precise meaning.
  • adj. Not clearly defined, grasped, or understood; indistinct; slight.
  • adj. Not clearly felt or sensed; somewhat subconscious.
  • adj. Not thinking or expressing one’s thoughts clearly or precisely.
  • adj. Lacking expression; vacant.
  • adj. Not sharply outlined; hazy.
  • adj. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond.
  • n. (obsolete) A wandering; a vagary.
  • n. An indefinite expanse.
  • v. To wander; to roam; to stray.

wisplike

  • adj. Resembling a wisp or some aspect of one.

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