Definition of FILMY

filmy

Adjective Satellite

  • so thin as to transmit light
    • "filmy wings of a moth"

Adj

  • Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy
  • Covered by (or as if by) a film; hazy
  • film-like; similar to a motion picture

Adjective

  • Resembling or covered with a thin, translucent film; hazy.

Examples

  • His strategy became filmy as the game progressed, losing its clarity.

Origin / Etymology

From film + -y. Doublet of filmic.

Synonyms

cobwebby, diaphanous, gauze-like, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous

Scrabble Score: 13

filmy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
filmy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
filmy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

filmy: valid Words With Friends Word