Filmy synonyms

fĭl'mē

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coated
Covered with a film
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gauzy
Resembling gauze, as in thinness or translucency:
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flimsy
Lacking plausibility; unconvincing:
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gossamer
Tenuous, light, filmy or delicate.
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misty
Blurred or dimmed, as by mist; indistinct
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cloudy
Troubled; gloomy
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dim
Faintly or unclearly perceived; indistinct:
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sheer (related)
Very steep; almost vertical or perpendicular.
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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.
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clouded
Unknown, surrounded in mystery.
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dainty
Overly or affectedly fastidious; squeamish
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diaphanous
Vague or indistinct; airy
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ethereal
Very light; airy; delicate
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finespun
Delicate and subtle, with fine detail
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fragile
The definition of fragile is someone or something delicate, flimsy or easily broken.
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insubstantial
Not solid or firm; weak or flimsy
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membranous
(Medicine) Characterized by the formation of a usually abnormal membrane or a layer similar to a membrane:
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milky
(Color science, informal) Of the black in an image, appearing as dark gray rather than black.
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obscure
Out of sight; hidden:
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opaque
Not reflecting light; not shining or lustrous; dull or dark
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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
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pellucid
Transparent or translucent; clear
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shadowy
Full of or dark with shadow:
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tenuous
Weak or insubstantial; flimsy:
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vaporous
Given to such ideas or talk
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wispy
Consisting of or resembling a wisp; like a slender, flexible strand or bundle.
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clear (antonym)
Free of obstacles.
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clean (antonym)
Fit for all readers, listeners, or audiences; not ribald or obscene:
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see-through (antonym)
Transparent or translucent; that can be seen through
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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.
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translucent (antonym)
Allowing radiation (most commonly light) to pass through, but causing diffusion. Frosted glass, for example, is translucent to visible light.
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coarse (antonym)
Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture:
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substantial (antonym)
Considerable; ample; large
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nontransparent (antonym)
Not transparent; lacking transparence; opaque.
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aerial
(Botany) Growing or borne above the ground or water:
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aery
Ethereal.
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airy
Having little or no substance; thin or immaterial:
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vapory
Resembling vapor; vaporous
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blurry
(Of an image) Not clear, crisp, or focused; having fuzzy edges.
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thick (related)
(Informal) Very friendly; intimate:
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gauze-like
so thin as to transmit light
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vapourous
Alternative form of vaporous.
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cobwebby
Resembling a cobweb.
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lamellate
Having, consisting of, arranged in, or resembling a lamella or lamellae
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laminous
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leaflike
Having the form or other qualities of a leaf.
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spathose
(Mineralogy) spathic
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silvery (related)
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grey-blue (related)
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Filmy Sentence Examples

  • It generally makes its nest in a hollow branch, plastering up the opening with clay, leaving only a circular hole just large enough to afford entrance and exit; and the interior contains a bed of dry leaves or the filmy flakes of the inner bark of a fir or cedar, on which the eggs are laid.

  • Young resembling parents, but penultimate instar passive and enclosed in a filmy pellicle.

  • The leaves are large and pinnate; their lamina is usually thick, though filmy species of Todea occur.

  • filmy fern grows along the banks of the Sillees River as it runs through Correl Glen.

  • Whether she is comfortable in a rich yet modest fabric or the sheerest and shortest of filmy threads, her lingerie is as intimate as every curve it is designed to hug.

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