downy

/ˈdaʊni/

/ˈdaʊni/

Other forms: downiest; downier; downily

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. When you rip your winter coat, the downy feathers inside might start floating out behind you in a trail wherever you go. These are also known as down, or the soft feathers that typically grow on a young bird — this is the origin, in fact, of downy.

Definitions of downy

1. adjective

   like down or as soft as down
   synonyms: downlike, flossy, fluffy

   soft

   yielding readily to pressure or weight
2. adjective

   covered with fine soft hairs or down
   “downy milkweed seeds”

   synonyms: puberulent, pubescent, sericeous

   haired, hairy, hirsute

   having or covered with hair