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    downy
    /ˈdaʊni/

    adjective

    • 1. covered with fine, soft hair or feathers: "the baby's downy cheek"
    • 2. (of a person) shrewd; sharp: dated "I told you she was a downy one"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDOWNY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Downy means filled with feathers or covered with soft thin hair. Learn how to use this adjective with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and other sources.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › downyDowny Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Downy is an adjective that means resembling a bird's down, covered with or made of down, or soft and soothing. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases from Merriam-Webster.

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    Things that are downy are very soft and fluffy. Babies are sometimes born with little tufts of downy hair on their heads. A teenage boy who wants to grow a beard will be frustrated by the downy hairs on his chin, and you could also describe the feeling of a peach as downy.

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    Downy means covered with soft fine hair or feathers, or resembling down. It can also mean sharp-witted or knowing. See how to use downy in a sentence and its origin and history.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDOWNY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'downy' downy. (daʊni ) Word forms: downier , downiest. 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Something that is downy is filled or covered with small soft feathers. ...the warm downy quilt. ...the white downy bodies of two chicks. Synonyms: fluffy, woolly, fleecy, feathery More Synonyms of downy. 2. adjective.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDOWNY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Downy means filled with feathers or covered with soft thin hair. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and see its pronunciation and translations in different languages.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › DownyDowny - definition of downy by The Free Dictionary

    Downy means made of or covered with down, or resembling down in softness or fluffiness. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of the word downy in different languages and dictionaries.