filmy Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite so thin as to transmit light
gauze-like; sheer; vaporous; see-through; gossamer; cobwebby; vapourous; diaphanous; transparent; gauzy.
- 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
WordNet
Film"y adjective
Definitions
Composed of film or films. Whose filmy cord should bind the struggling fly. Dryden.