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film·y
(fĭl′mē)adj. film·i·er, film·i·est
1. Resembling film in thinness or translucency; gauzy: filmy curtains. See Synonyms at airy.
2. Covered with a film or sheen: filmy eyes.
film′i·ly adv.
film′i·ness n.
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filmy
(ˈfɪlmɪ)adj, filmier or filmiest
1. composed of or resembling film; transparent or gauzy
2. covered with or as if with a film; hazy; blurred
ˈfilmily adv
ˈfilminess n
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film•y
(ˈfɪl mi)adj. film•i•er, film•i•est.
1. thin and light; fine and gauzy.
2. hazy or misty; glazed.
[1595–1605]
film′i•ly, adv.
film′i•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | ![]() 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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filmy
adjective transparent, fine, sheer, delicate, fragile, see-through, flimsy, chiffon, insubstantial, floaty, gossamer, diaphanous, gauzy, cobwebby, finespun women wearing filmy nightgowns
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filmy
adjective1. So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film:
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film
(film) noun1. (a thin strip of) celluloid made sensitive to light on which photographs are taken. photographic film.carrete
2. a story, play etc shown as a motion picture in a cinema, on television etc. to make a film; (also adjective) a film version of the novel.película
verb1. to make a motion picture (of). They are going to film the race.filmar
2. (usually with over) to cover with a film. Her eyes gradually filmed (over) with tears.cubrirse; nublarse
ˈfilmy adjective very light and thin. a dress of filmy material.vaporoso
ˈfilmstar noun a famous actor or actress in films. estrella de cine
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