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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

  1. filmmaker,
  2. filmography,
  3. filmset,
  4. filmsetting,
  5. filmstrip,
  6. filmy fern,
  7. filo,
  8. filofax,
  9. filoplume,
  10. 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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