Gossamer — Word of the Day May 21, 2026

Definition

Light, delicate, and insubstantial, like a spider's web or fine silk gauze. As a noun it refers to fine spider-silk seen floating in calm air.

“She wore a gossamer veil that floated like mist around her shoulders.”

From Middle English gossomer, probably from gos (goose) + somer (summer), referring to goose-summer threads.

G₂O₁S₁S₁A₁M₃E₁R₁

GOSSAMER scores 11 points in Scrabble.