filmy
[ fil-mee ]
/ ˈfɪl mi /
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
Related formsfilm·i·ly, adverbfilm·i·ness, noun
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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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