"filmy" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɪlmi/ Forms: filmier [comparative], filmiest [superlative]
Etymology: From film + -y. Doublet of filmic. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|film|y}} film + -y, {{doublet|en|filmic}} Doublet of filmic Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} filmy (comparative filmier, superlative filmiest)
  1. Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy
    Sense id: en-filmy-en-adj-c-~4Chhy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 3 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 84 8 9
  2. Covered by (or as if by) a film; hazy
    Sense id: en-filmy-en-adj-JbvuX0s1
  3. film-like; similar to a motion picture
    Sense id: en-filmy-en-adj--RfOWotL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: filmy fern, Wilson's filmy fern

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for filmy meaning in English (1.9kB)

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