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filmy

[ fil-mee ]

adjective

, film·i·er, film·i·est.
  1. thin and light; fine and gauzy:

    a gown of a filmy material.

  2. hazy or misty; glazed:

    filmy eyes.



filmy

/ ˈfɪlmɪ /

adjective

  1. composed of or resembling film; transparent or gauzy
  2. covered with or as if with a film; hazy; blurred
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈfilminess, noun
  • ˈfilmily, adverb
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Other Words From

  • filmi·ly adverb
  • filmi·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of filmy1

First recorded in 1595–1605; film + -y 1
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Example Sentences

It reveals mostly close-ups of the singers, often as filmy cameos like you might see in old silents.

As the third graders of Cumberland Elementary in the Chicago suburbs colored, clipped and glued paper to make cicadas with filmy wings, they confided their fears about what is about to happen in Illinois.

Over and over, in soft-edged blocks layered on filmy backgrounds, he modeled a commitment to abstraction that charged at the hardest questions of life and art through refusal of the easy path.

For decades, researchers have assumed that the inevitable filmy buildup on electrodes inside rechargeable batteries is the driver of performance loss.

Whether it was a filmy deconstructed trench coat, a ribbed turtleneck with detachable sleeves, or those impeccably tailored trousers, every piece was crafted.

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