downy

downy is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs.
2. adjective. Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft; placid; soothing; quiet.
3. adjective. Cunning; wary.
4. adjective. covered with fine soft hairs or down

   "downy milkweed seeds"

   Synonyms: puberulent, pubescent, sericeous

5. adjective. like down or as soft as down

   Synonyms: downlike, flossy, fluffy

Synonyms

puberulent, pubescent, sericeous, downlike, flossy, fluffy

Common word forms

downier, downily, downiest

Words from these letters

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