What is "filmy" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does filmy mean in English? Meaning of filmy definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "filmy" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "filmy": so thin as to transmit light

Adjective

  • Meaning: so thin as to transmit light
  • Example: a hat with a diaphanous veil filmy wings of a moth gauzy clouds of dandelion down gossamer cobwebs sheer silk stockings transparent chiffon vaporous silks
  • Synonyms: cobwebby diaphanous filmy gauze-like gauzy gossamer see-through sheer transparent vaporous vapourous
  • Similar: thin
  • Adjective: Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzyCovered by (or as if by) a film; hazy
  • Synonyms:

    dainty, delicate, diaphanous, fine, flimsy, gauzy, gossamer, insubstantial, sheer, transparent, wispy, see-through, chiffon, cobwebby, fine-grained, floaty, tiffany, bleary, cloudy, dim, hazy, milky, misty, opalescent, opaque, pearly, blurred, membranous,

    Antonyms:

    translucent, nontransparent, opaque, substantial, clean, clear, translucent, nontransparent, substantial, clean, clear, see-through, transparent,

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