- Made of or covered with down.
- Resembling down: downy white clouds.
- Quietly soothing; soft.
Dictionary:
down·y (dou'nē) ![]() |
| Antonyms: downy |
| WordNet: downy |
The adjective has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
like down or as soft as down
Synonyms: downlike, flossy, fluffy
Meaning #2:
(biology) covered with fine soft hairs or down
Synonyms: pubescent, puberulent, sericeous
| Wikipedia: Downy |
Downy is a brand name of fabric softener produced by Procter & Gamble and sold in the United States. It entered the U.S. test market in August 1960 and went nation-wide in December 1961.
Lenor is a brand name of fabric softener and paper towels produced by Procter & Gamble, sold in Europe.
The Downy product line contains the following:
The Downy brand was released in Mexico in 1990. Variants include:
Lenor is available in the UK & Ireland in various colours and fragrances:
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| Translations: Downy |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lodden, fnugget, snedig, vaks, kuperet
Nederlands (Dutch)
donzig, duinachtig, slim
Français (French)
adj. - duveté, duveteux, velouté, (GB) malin, roublard
Deutsch (German)
adj. - flaumig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χνουδωτός, αφράτος, μαλακός, (καθομ.) ξεσκολισμένος, τετραπέρατος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - felpudo
Русский (Russian)
покрытый пушком, пуховый
Español (Spanish)
adj. - velloso, blando, suave
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - böljande
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
绒柔的, 柔和的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 絨柔的, 柔和的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 부드러운, 만만찮은
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 綿毛のような, 綿毛で覆われた
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مغطى بالريش الناعم, أزغب
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - פלומתי, פלומי
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