filmier; filmiest
1
: of, resembling, or composed of film : gauzy
filmy draperies
2
: covered with a haze or film
filmily adverb
filminess noun

Examples of filmy in a Sentence

filmy cobwebs covering the entryway to the cellar those filmy curtains don't block out enough light
Recent Examples on the Web Sheer roller shades or filmy curtains are also good choices. Jennifer Barger, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023 Val had been wearing the same set of eye contacts since before the fire — now filmy from all the tears — but the line to pick up replacements was too long. Anumita Kaur, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2023 Val had been wearing the same set of eye contacts since before the fire - now filmy from all the tears - but the line to pick up replacements was too long. Anumita Kaur, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2023 Big, billowing summer clouds shared the skies with filmy tissues of faint white. Martin Weil, Washington Post, 22 July 2023 This moisturizer has all the hydrating power of the classic Creme de la Mer but is way more lightweight and sinks into your skin almost instantly and leaves no filmy feeling whatsoever. Garrett Munce, townandcountrymag.com, 5 May 2023 Baumbach’s film is very filmy. Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 27 Dec. 2022 In Magugu’s Johannesburg studio, conversation began with the miracle of Piccioli’s full-bloom fuchsia-pink ball gown, which soon revealed itself to be buoyed by underskirts of filmy net and stiff crin, erupting in puff-ball ruffles at the bodice and elaborately pinch-pleated into a tiny waist. Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2022 This season, those dresses were a series of loose, filmy silk satin dresses with bell sleeves that fluttered as the models walked. Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1604, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of filmy was in 1604

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“Filmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/filmy. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

filmy

adjective
filmier; filmiest
: of, resembling, suggesting, or made of film
filminess noun

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