hauchfein
Translation
wafer-thin, gossamer, extremely fine
Examples
Der Schinken ist hauchfein geschnitten.
The ham is sliced wafer-thin.
Sie trug ein Kleid aus hauchfeiner Seide.
She wore a dress of gossamer silk.
Grammar Patterns
((as a predicative adjective)) is wafer-thin The fabric is gossamer.
((as an attributive adjective)) a wafer-thin ... a gossamer fabric
Similar Words
Synonyms: wafer-thin, gossamer; Antonyms: thick, coarse
Etymology
From `Hauch` (breath, puff) + `fein` (fine). As fine as a puff of air.
Memory Tips
Imagine something sliced so finely that a puff of breath (`Hauch`) could blow it away.