Dictionary.com

filmy

[ fil-mee ]
/ ˈfɪl mi /
Save This Word!

adjective, filmĀ·iĀ·er, filmĀ·iĀ·est.
thin and light; fine and gauzy: a gown of a filmy material.
hazy or misty; glazed: filmy eyes.
QUIZ
GOOSES. GEESES. I WANT THIS QUIZ ON PLURAL NOUNS!
Test how much you really know about regular and irregular plural nouns with this quiz.
Question 1 of 9
Which of the following nouns has an irregular plural form?

Origin of filmy

First recorded in 1595–1605; film + -y1

OTHER WORDS FROM filmy

filmĀ·iĀ·ly, adverbfilmĀ·iĀ·ness, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2022

How to use filmy in a sentence

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 forms of filmy

filmily, adverbfilminess, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK