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downy

Downy vs Downiness - What's the difference?

downy | downiness |


As an adjective downy

is having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers.

As a noun downiness is

the quality of being downy.

Downy vs Blowball - What's the difference?

downy | blowball |


As an adjective downy

is having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers.

As a noun blowball is

the downy seed head of a dandelion, a dandelion clock.

Downy vs Lanuginose - What's the difference?

downy | lanuginose |


As adjectives the difference between downy and lanuginose

is that downy is having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers while lanuginose is covered with down, or fine soft hairs; downy.

Downy vs Feal - What's the difference?

downy | feal |


As adjectives the difference between downy and feal

is that downy is having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers while feal is faithful.

Downy vs Cottonweed - What's the difference?

downy | cottonweed |


As an adjective downy

is having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers.

As a noun cottonweed is

any of several unrelated plants that have downy heads.

Downy vs Pappose - What's the difference?

downy | pappose |


As adjectives the difference between downy and pappose

is that downy is having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers while pappose is (botany) furnished with a pappus; downy.

Downy vs Afterfeather - What's the difference?

downy | afterfeather |


As an adjective downy

is having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers.

As a noun afterfeather is

the downy lower barbs of a feather.

Downy vs Hyporachis - What's the difference?

downy | hyporachis |


As an adjective downy

is having down, covered with a soft fuzzy coating as of small feathers.

As a noun hyporachis is

(ornithology) the downy lower barbs of a feather.

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