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filminess

  • a word derived from filmy.

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Ink and transparent colors were then applied to provide a detailed picture, the filminess allowing the support to reflect light and generate a subtle glow from within.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 12, 2023

He catches the dusty filminess of desert light, with an particular relish and talent for dawn and twilight scenes.

From Los Angeles Times May 11, 2017

After that first sharp immediate relief from suspense, Lois again felt its filminess settling down upon her.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 3, July 1908. by Various

Her sheer, white gown fell from sloping, well powdered shoulders and its filminess softened wonderfully the lines which were beginning to harden her face.

From The Lady Doc by Lockhart, Caroline

The while the vanishing curtain of mist was hanging in diminishing filminess over the hills, and the sun rose bright and glorious into a vault of unclouded blue.

From Forging the Blades A Tale of the Zulu Rebellion by Mitford, Bertram

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