top definitions
related content
examples
british

filmy

[ fil-mee ]

/ ˈfɪl mi /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR filmy ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective, film·i·er, film·i·est.

thin and light; fine and gauzy: a gown of a filmy material.

hazy or misty; glazed: filmy eyes.

Origin of filmy

First recorded in 1595–1605; film + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM filmy

film·i·ly, adverb film·i·ness, noun

Words nearby filmy

filmmaker, filmography, filmset, filmsetting, filmstrip, filmy, filmy fern, filo, filofax, filoplume, filopodium

Example sentences from the Web for filmy

Lush 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 |DAILY BEAST
The filmy character of its 370-foot foam-curtain is almost never appreciated because of the lack of a proper view-point.

Guide to Yosemite |Ansel Hall
His grayish eyes, half-covered by filmy, red-veined lids, were predestined to aid hypocrisy.

Sons of the Soil |Honore de Balzac
They had been large and dark once; now the filmy rim of age was visible about the iris.

The Best Short Stories of 1915 |Various

Their filmy camisas and pañuelos are painted in sprays of blossoms or embroidered in silks and seed pearls.

A Woman's Impression of the Philippines |Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee
Edwin has then seen Jack Jasper in one of his “filmy” seizures.

The Puzzle of Dickens's Last Plot |Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for filmy

filmy

/ (ˈfɪlmɪ) /

adjective filmier or filmiest

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