All filmy synonyms
film·y
F f adjective filmy
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- translucent — permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that persons, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: Frosted window glass is translucent but not transparent.
- airy — If a building or room is airy, it has a lot of fresh air inside, usually because it is large.
- floating — being buoyed up on water or other liquid.
- glossy — having a shiny or lustrous surface.
- iridescent — displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
- finespun — spun or drawn out to a fine thread.
- fragile — brittle
adj filmy
- dainty — If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty.
- delicate — Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
- diaphanous — Diaphanous cloth is very thin and almost transparent.
- fine — of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade: fine wine.
- flimsy — without material strength or solidity: a flimsy fabric; a flimsy structure.
- gauzy — like gauze; transparently thin and light.
- gossamer — a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in the air in calm weather, especially in autumn.
- insubstantial — not substantial or real; lacking substance: an insubstantial world of dreams.
- sheer — transparently thin; diaphanous, as some fabrics: sheer stockings.
- transparent — having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
- wispy — being a wisp or in wisps; wisplike: a wispy plant.
- see-through — Also, see-thru [see-throo] /ˈsiˌθru/ (Show IPA). transparent: a see-through blouse.
- chiffon — Chiffon is a kind of very thin silk or nylon cloth that you can see through.
- cobwebby — bearing an accumulation of cobwebs.
- fine-grained — being of fine grain or texture, as certain types of wood, leather, etc.
- floaty — able to float; buoyant.
- tiffany — a sheer, mesh fabric constructed in plain weave, originally made of silk but now often made of cotton or synthetic fibers.
- bleary — If your eyes are bleary, they look dull or tired, as if you have not had enough sleep or have drunk too much alcohol.
- cloudy — If it is cloudy, there are a lot of clouds in the sky.
- dim — DIM statement
- hazy — characterized by the presence of haze; misty: hazy weather.
- milky — of or like milk, especially in appearance or consistency.
- misty — abounding in or clouded by mist.
- opalescent — exhibiting a play of colors like that of the opal.
- opaque — not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
- pearly — like a pearl, especially in being white or lustrous; nacreous: her pearly teeth.
- blurred — to obscure or sully (something) by smearing or with a smeary substance: The windows were blurred with soot.
- membranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.