film·y (f l m )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. film i·ly adv.film i·ness n. |
filmy
Adjective
[filmier, filmiest] very thin and almost transparent: a shirt of filmy black chiffon
filmily adv
filminess n
filminess n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. |  filmy - 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"cobwebby, diaphanous, gauze-like, gauzy, see-through, vaporous, vapourous, gossamer, transparent, sheer 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" |
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