fĭl'mē
Covered with a film
Resembling gauze, as in thinness or translucency:
Lacking plausibility; unconvincing:
Blurred or dimmed, as by mist; indistinct
Troubled; gloomy
Faintly or unclearly perceived; indistinct:
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sheer (related)
Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
hazy (related)
The definition of hazy is something that is clouded over or covered by mist or haze, or something that is unclear, vague or not well-defined.
Overly or affectedly fastidious; squeamish
Vague or indistinct; airy
Very light; airy; delicate
The definition of fragile is someone or something delicate, flimsy or easily broken.
Not solid or firm; weak or flimsy
(Medicine) Characterized by the formation of a usually abnormal membrane or a layer similar to a membrane:
Out of sight; hidden:
Not reflecting light; not shining or lustrous; dull or dark
pellicular
(Chemistry) Describing the stationary phase of a chromatography system consisting of a porous outer shell on an impermeable particle
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pelliculate
Transparent or translucent; clear
Full of or dark with shadow:
Weak or insubstantial; flimsy:
Given to such ideas or talk
clean (antonym)
Fit for all readers, listeners, or audiences; not ribald or obscene:
see-through (antonym)
Transparent or translucent; that can be seen through
transparent (antonym)
(Of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
translucent (antonym)
Allowing radiation (most commonly light) to pass through, but causing diffusion. Frosted glass, for example, is translucent to visible light.
coarse (antonym)
Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture:
substantial (antonym)
Considerable; ample; large
nontransparent (antonym)
Not transparent; lacking transparence; opaque.
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(Botany) Growing or borne above the ground or water:
Ethereal.
Having little or no substance; thin or immaterial:
thick (related)
(Informal) Very friendly; intimate:
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so thin as to transmit light
Resembling a cobweb.
lamellate
Having, consisting of, arranged in, or resembling a lamella or lamellae
laminous
leaflike
Having the form or other qualities of a leaf.
spathose
(Mineralogy) spathic
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silvery (related)
grey-blue (related)
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