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filmy

Letters that make filmy

f, l, m, i, y are letters that make 'filmy'

Words within filmy

film, lm, il, IL are words within 'filmy'

filmy is a 5 letter word starting with f
filmy is a 5 letter word ending with y

1 possible definitions for 'filmy'

Filmy as "so thin as to transmit light"

Under this definition, filmy is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

gossamer, sheer, vapourous, gauzy, gauze-like, diaphanous, cobwebby, transparent, vaporous, see-through have the same meaning as 'filmy'

Derivatives of filmy

cobweb, film, plastic film, gauze, veiling, transparence, transparentness, netting, transparency are derivatives of 'filmy'.

Similar to filmy

thin is similar to filmy.

Example of filmy used within this context

"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"