filmy
thin and light; fine and gauzy: a gown of a filmy material.
hazy or misty; glazed: filmy eyes.
Origin of filmy
1Other words from filmy
- film·i·ly, adverb
- film·i·ness, noun
Words Nearby filmy
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How to use filmy in a sentence
Incidentally, if you’ve used a filmy plastic produce bag, you know PE is not only thermally transparent but visually transparent.
LifeLabs Thinks Climate-Controlled Fabric Is the Future of Outdoor Gear | awise | January 30, 2022 | Outside OnlineFrail, filmy animals like these “don’t lend themselves to traditional study methods,” says ecologist Kelly Sutherland, at the University of Oregon in Eugene, who was not involved in the research.
Larvaceans’ underwater ‘snot palaces’ boast elaborate plumbing | Susan Milius | June 15, 2020 | Science NewsLush embroidery and embellishment covered the neckline of filmy tulle gowns.
Prada and Gucci Show Off Strong, Smart Sensuality at Milan Fall 2012 Fashion Shows | Robin Givhan | February 24, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe filmy, azure angles at the tip were straining to part, held together by just one drop of light.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaA trail of filmy vapor crawled out athwart the lower pines and covered them as it rolled rapidly upward.
The Gold Trail | Harold Bindloss
The pale blue and the profusion of delicate filmy lace suited Lucy Warrender's dreamy blonde beauty.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume III (of 3) | Charles James WillsHarkness was examining their ship, where shreds of filmy, fibrous material still clung, when Chet spoke.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931 | VariousA filmy and diaphanous creature was Mrs. Patton also—one could never have dreamed of so exquisite a black butterfly.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for filmy
/ (ˈfɪlmɪ) /
composed of or resembling film; transparent or gauzy
covered with or as if with a film; hazy; blurred
Derived forms of filmy
- filmily, adverb
- filminess, noun
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