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filmy

[ fil-mee ]
/ ˈfɪl mi /
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adjective, film·i·er, film·i·est.

thin and light; fine and gauzy: a gown of a filmy material.
hazy or misty; glazed: filmy eyes.

RELATED WORDS

dainty, delicate, diaphanous, fine, flimsy, gauzy, gossamer, insubstantial, sheer, transparent, wispy, see-through, chiffon, cobwebby, fine-grained, floaty, tiffany, bleary, cloudy, dim

Nearby words

filmmaker, filmography, filmset, filmsetting, filmstrip, filmy, filmy fern, filo, filofax, filoplume, filopodium

Origin of filmy

First recorded in 1595–1605; film + -y1
Related formsfilm·i·ly, adverbfilm·i·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for filmy

filmy

/ (ˈfɪlmɪ) /

adjective filmier or filmiest

composed of or resembling film; transparent or gauzy
covered with or as if with a film; hazy; blurred
Derived Formsfilmily, adverbfilminess, noun
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Word Origin and History for filmy

filmy

adj.

c.1600, from film (n.) + -y (2). Related: Filminess.

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