filmy C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈfɪlmi/ See IPA manual Freq #54241 Meanings 1 adj so thin as to transmit light The piece of plastic is filmy. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · so thin as to transmit light sheer More cobwebbybleardiaphanous Word family Forms filmierfilmiest Derived forms filmilyfilminess Etymology From film + -y. Cognate with Middle Dutch velmich, vilmich (“filmy, membranous”). Doublet of filmic. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # filmy **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈfɪlmi/ **Frequency rank:** 54241 ## Meanings 1. so thin as to transmit light ## Examples - The piece of plastic is filmy. ## Synonyms - sheer - cobwebby - blear - diaphanous ## Derived Forms - filmily - filminess ## Etymology From film + -y. Cognate with Middle Dutch velmich, vilmich (“filmy, membranous”). Doublet of filmic. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown