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filmy

American  
[fil-mee] / ˈfɪl mi /

adjective

filmier, filmiest

  1. thin and light; fine and gauzy.

    a gown of a filmy material.

  2. hazy or misty; glazed.

    filmy eyes.
filmy British  
/ ˈfɪlmɪ /

adjective

  1. composed of or resembling film; transparent or gauzy

  2. covered with or as if with a film; hazy; blurred

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Other Word Forms

  • filmily adverb
  • filminess noun

Etymology

Origin of filmy

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

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