wispiness

The wispiness is my body's way of telling me that a beard is not designed to be on my face.

Bryanboy.com 2008

We sat down in her makeshift home office, perched on chairs that looked as though they might take flight, their wispiness and unusual shape poised for wings.

Reconciliation. « 2008

He dances with the breathtaking verve of his predecessor James Brown, the beguiling wispiness of Diana Ross, the ungainly pathos of Charlie Chaplin, the edgy joy of a man startled to be alive.

The Tour, The Money, The Magic 2009

That was Richard, too, a bit of human wispiness in thin overcoat and thick boots.

Kangaroo 2004

It left such a copious white dross of disorderly wispiness

On Pickiness 1996

The tunnel we entered was totally dark, but she conjured a darting dot, bright in its will-o'-the-wispiness, which preceded us through the gloom and the damp.

Knight of Shadows Zelazny, Roger 1989

If Helva noticed the odd hollowness, the occasional wispiness as if the tone were half-supported, her sensors were keener than the ears of the adoring crowd of young students and patient officials.

The Ship Who Sang McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- 1969

If Helva noticed the odd hollowness, the occasional wispiness as if the tone were half-supported, her sensors were keener than the ears of the adoring crowd of young students and patient officials.

the ship who sang McCaffrey, Anne, 1926- 1969

Simbel in his defeat has lost much of his recent wispiness.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

Both in their mid-20s, Zach Steinman and Sam Haar make spaced-out dance music that has roots in Giorgio Moroder synth workouts and Boards of Canada wispiness.

Pitchfork: Latest News 2010