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filmy
[ fil-mee ]
adjective
- thin and light; fine and gauzy:
a gown of a filmy material.
- hazy or misty; glazed:
filmy eyes.
filmy
/ ˈfɪlmɪ /
adjective
- composed of or resembling film; transparent or gauzy
- covered with or as if with a film; hazy; blurred
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Derived Forms
- ˈfilminess, noun
- ˈfilmily, adverb
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Other Words From
- filmi·ly adverb
- filmi·ness noun
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Example Sentences
Lush embroidery and embellishment covered the neckline of filmy tulle gowns.
The filmy, azure angles at the tip were straining to part, held together by just one drop of light.
A trail of filmy vapor crawled out athwart the lower pines and covered them as it rolled rapidly upward.
The pale blue and the profusion of delicate filmy lace suited Lucy Warrender's dreamy blonde beauty.
Harkness was examining their ship, where shreds of filmy, fibrous material still clung, when Chet spoke.
A filmy and diaphanous creature was Mrs. Patton also—one could never have dreamed of so exquisite a black butterfly.
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