downy (redirected from Downies)

down·y  (doun)

adj. down·i·er, down·i·est

1. Made of or covered with down.

2.

a. Resembling down: downy white clouds.

b. Quietly soothing; soft.

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downy [ˈdaʊnɪ]

adj downier, downiest

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) covered with soft fine hair or feathers

2. light, soft, and fluffy

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) made from or filled with down

4. resembling downs; undulating

5. Brit slang sharp-witted; knowing

downiness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	downy - like down or as soft as down downlike, flossy, fluffy soft - yielding readily to pressure or weight
	2.	downy - covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds" puberulent, sericeous, pubescent biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms haired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"

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downy

adjective

1. fluffy, woolly, fleecy, feathery, plumate (Zoology, Botany) the warm downy quilt

2. soft, smooth, sleek, silky, velvety, silken downy head and beautiful skin

Translations

downy [ˈdaʊnɪ] ADJ → velloso; (= and soft) → blando, suave

downy

adj (+er)

(= filled with feathers) → daunengefüllt; (= covered with feathers) → flaumig

(fig) skin, hair, leaf, peach → flaumig; fine downy hair → ein feiner Flaum

downy [ˈdaʊnɪ] adj (skin, peach) → ricoperto/a di peluria, lanuginoso/a