pillowy

adjective

Definition of pillowynext
as in vaporous

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pillowy
  1. vaporous
  2. weightless
  3. lightweight
  4. cumulous
  5. lighter-than-air
  6. buoyant
  7. unsubstantial
  8. downy
Adjective
  • Buildings let in a lot of particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and vaporous chemicals.
    Lisa Wood Shapiro, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The Sun in your relationship sector is forming an uncomfortable opposition to vaporous Neptune in your whimsical sign.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of vaporous
Adjective
  • The oversized cozy top compliments the flexible, weightless freedom of bike short bottoms.
    Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 6 Nov. 2024
  • As its creamy, lotion-like formula creates a velvety-smooth base for your makeup products, this primer minimizes dryness with coconut water, a moisturizing powerhouse that feels virtually weightless on skin.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of weightless
Adjective
  • The red, white, and black color palette is festive but more subtle than other ugly Christmas sweaters, and the knit is comfortable, lightweight, stretchy, and breathable.
    Shea Simmons, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Handsome, lightweight, and loaded with hrological innovation.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of lightweight
Adjective
  • At the end, after an angel in a cumulous cloud of white rescued the little prince from loneliness, the two groups paraded out again, this time the collaged suiting shed to reveal simple tweed dresses: round-necked, long-sleeved, calf-length, with a column of tiny gold buttons down the back.
    Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Sting is produced by Jamie Hilton and Michael Pontin via See Pictures together with Pictures in Paradise’s Chris Brown, with additional financing from create NSW, cumulous VFX and Spectrum Entertainment.
    Alex Ritman, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2023
Definition of cumulous
Adjective
  • From 1921 to 1935, five lighter-than-air giants sailed the skies and then suffered catastrophic structural failures or were scrapped.
    Karen Scanlon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
  • There are several Latin American influences, too, such as the lighter-than-air Tres Leches cake and the tiger prawns yello anticucho.
    Michele Robson, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Definition of lighter-than-air
Adjective
  • Even with a number of hurdles to get through on the calendar between now and the end of the year — including the FOMC meeting — a strong fundamental setup, and buoyant investor optimism, has observers expecting stocks could recoup any losses, and end the year still higher from here.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The Return of Jiminy Glick At a buoyant seventy-four, Martin Short is keeping the art of the one-liner going strong.
    Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of buoyant
Adjective
  • Salads Salads don’t have to feel flimsy or unsubstantial.
    Katie Workman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • From a personal finance perspective, people with extra cash should feel free to put an unsubstantial portion of their wealth into high-risk, high-volatility assets like crypto or meme stocks or even Super Bowl bets (thanks for the two-touchdown performance, Cooper Kupp).
    Scott Nover, Quartz, 14 Feb. 2022
Definition of unsubstantial
Adjective
  • Mature king penguins have four total layers of feathers—three downy inner layers, topped by an oily waterproof outer layer.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
  • That said, Beatty’s portrayal of the harried, discursive, libidinous George is irresistible even without context, as is the performance given by a young Goldie Hawn, who illuminates every frame—and perfectly counteracts Beatty—with blonde California light, and a heart-melting, downy innocence.
    Vogue, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
Definition of downy
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