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Dictionary: down·y   (dou') pronunciation
adj., -i·er, -i·est.
  1. Made of or covered with down.
    1. Resembling down: downy white clouds.
    2. Quietly soothing; soft.

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adj

Definition: soft
Antonyms: rough, wiry


WordNet: downy
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

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


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See also Down feather and Downey. For the band, see Downy (band).

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.

Products

Downy brand logo used until 2006.

The Downy product line contains the following:

  • Ultra Downy Liquid (released in 1991)
  • Downy Simple Pleasures (released in 2004)
  • Downy Ball
  • Downy Sheets (released in 1987)
  • Downy Wrinkle Releaser

The Downy brand was released in Mexico in 1990. Variants include:

  • Downy Libre Enjuague (One Rinse)
  • Downy Tango
  • Downy Elegance
  • Downy Floral
  • Downy Naturals
  • Downy Pureza Silvestre
  • Ariel con un toque de Downy (Ariel Detergent & Downy in One)

Lenor is available in the UK & Ireland in various colours and fragrances:

  • Lenor Spring Awakening
  • Lenor Summer Breeze
  • Lenor In the Pink
  • Lenor Sleep Sensations
  • Lenor with Febreze effect (also available in Ariel detergent)
  • Lenor Crushed Silk & Jasmine (also available in Bold 2in1 detergent)

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Translations: Downy
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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

Italiano (Italian)
vellutato

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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