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as in gauzy
being of a material lacking in sturdiness or substance
filmy cobwebs covering the entryway to the cellar
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as in sheer
very thin and easy to see through
those filmy curtains don't block out enough light
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Recent Examples of filmy
The main waste product of the Sims plant are bales of filmy, thin plastics, like dry cleaner bags.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
The line between triumph and tragedy is incredibly thin, and 100 Foot Wave conveys that simultaneous elation and danger with every swooping drone shot of a surfer cutting a line through a swell and every splash of filmy foam on the camera lens.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 May 2025
The touch screen was desensitized with a filmy layer of grease, the cumulative tapping of many dirty hands.
—Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Her outfit, a filmy belted jacket with puff sleeves, did a little of both.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 June 2025
The line between triumph and tragedy is incredibly thin, and 100 Foot Wave conveys that simultaneous elation and danger with every swooping drone shot of a surfer cutting a line through a swell and every splash of filmy foam on the camera lens.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 May 2025
The touch screen was desensitized with a filmy layer of grease, the cumulative tapping of many dirty hands.
—Anelise Chen, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2025
Her outfit, a filmy belted jacket with puff sleeves, did a little of both.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for filmy
Adjective
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After snapping photos of the bride all dressed up in a long gauzy veil and a white halterdress, the reality star—who wore a white sports bra with a white bathrobe tied around her waist—changed into a polarizing skirt set for the ceremony.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
1 Apr. 2026
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The gauzy texture is made from organic cotton, and the decorative pillow shams have a highly dimensional stitching.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
20 Mar. 2026
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Lahav black ballgown with sheer black veil and beaded appliqués throughout.—
Alex Apatoff,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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And the sheer scale is unprecedented.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Coffee selections shift with the seasons, as in a frothy, summery shakerato that pulls sweetness from agave rather than sugar, or a sultry banana bread latte.—
Chris Malloy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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The long-lasting, frothy-looking flowers keep going all summer long, well into late fall.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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The transparent finish imparts a buttery, lightweight, and non-sticky feel.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2026
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Warsh said the Fed had become too transparent in some respects.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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The type of memory flashbacks that are shot at knee level, gauzy and out of focus, with a gossamer visual touch to conjure whispering, buried emotions of the past.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2026
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Perverts By turns a budding chart sensation, a political firebrand, and an enthusiastic cataloguer of cryptids, Ethel Cain interrupts a stream of gossamer pop, folk, and rock records with Perverts, a droning rejection of the accessibility of her 2022 Billboard top-ten debut Preacher’s Daughter.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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The rocks closest to the spray were white with rime, and a faint rainbow hung in the air, a diaphanous net catching color.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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At the bottom of Hudson’s statuesque column dress, the same artistic landscape was embroidered onto semi-sheer black material, giving the floor-grazing hemline a diaphanous effect and showing off a glimpse of her towering stilettos.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dozens of flimsy apartment buildings collapsed; nearly fifteen hundred residents died.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The vast majority live in flimsy tents or makeshift shelters, with no reliable supplies of the essentials for life — and very few sources of income.—
José Andrés,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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This imposing bright red multimedia modernist model of the Taj Mahal seems both fragile and a feat of artistic engineering, translucent yet solid.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026
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Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.—
Carole Kotkin,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Filmy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filmy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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