FILMY
What does "FILMY" mean?
Thin and translucent, like a fine film or gauze.
Meanings
- Made of or covered by a thin, light, often see-through layer. She drew back the filmy curtains to let the morning in.
- Hazy, blurred, or covered with a slight film, as of dust or moisture. His eyes turned filmy with tears he refused to shed.
Did you know?
- 'Filmy' predates the movies by a thousand years: 'film' began as the Old English 'filmen', a thin skin or membrane, so a 'filmy' curtain is closer to the word's true root than a Hollywood film is.
Word origin
From 'film' plus the adjective suffix '-y'; 'film' derives from Old English 'filmen' meaning a membrane or thin skin.
Remember it
FILMY = FILM + Y; picture a thin layer of plastic film so light you can see right through it.
A little poem
Filmy light through gauze-
the room dissolves at its edge,
soft as a held breath.
haiku
What it teaches
The thinnest veil still changes what you see; not all barriers need weight to soften the world.
Quick facts
What does FILMY mean?
Thin and translucent, like a fine film or gauze.
Is FILMY a valid word?
Yes — FILMY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is FILMY?
FILMY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does FILMY come from?
From 'film' plus the adjective suffix '-y'; 'film' derives from Old English 'filmen' meaning a membrane or thin skin.
What can FILMY teach us?
The thinnest veil still changes what you see; not all barriers need weight to soften the world.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.