Meanings
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adj
so thin as to transmit light
The piece of plastic is filmy.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
1
adj
· so thin as to transmit light
sheer
Word family
Forms
filmierfilmiest
Derived forms
filmilyfilminess
Etymology
From film + -y. Cognate with Middle Dutch velmich, vilmich (“filmy, membranous”). Doublet of filmic.