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filmy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of filmy

1 being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance

filmy cobwebs covering the entryway to the cellar

Synonyms of filmy

cobwebby, flimsy, frothy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, insubstantial, sleazy, unsubstantial

Words Related to filmy

dainty, delicate, fine

feeble, fragile, frail

diaphanous, sheer, transparent

Near Antonyms of filmy

durable, knockabout, lasting, tough

coarse, heavy, rough, rude

Antonyms of filmy

sturdy, substantial

2 very thin and easy to see through

those filmy curtains don't block out enough light

Synonyms of filmy

cobwebby, diaphanous, gauzelike, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, see-through, sheer, transparent

Words Related to filmy

clear, crystal, crystalline, limpid, liquid, lucent, pellucid

lucid, translucent

dainty, delicate, flimsy, fragile, frail, insubstantial, unsubstantial

colorless, uncolored

Near Antonyms of filmy

cloudy, foggy, hazy, misty, murky, nebulous, smoky (also smokey)

drab, dull, lackluster, lusterless

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