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filmy
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film·y  (flm)
adj. film·i·er, film·i·est
1. Of, resembling, or consisting of film; gauzy: filmy lingerie. See Synonyms at airy.
2. Covered by or as if by a film; hazy.

filmi·ly adv.
filmi·ness n.

filmy [ˈfɪlmɪ]
adj filmier, filmiest
1. composed of or resembling film; transparent or gauzy
2. covered with or as if with a film; hazy; blurred
filmily  adv
filminess  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.filmyfilmy - so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"

filmy
Translations
filmy [ˈfɪlmɪ] ADJ [fabric, material] → vaporoso
filmy
adj (+er) clothing, fabric, curtainshauchdünn
filmy [ˈfɪlmɪ] adjtrasparente
filmy [ˈfɪlmɪ] adjtrasparente


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