# filmy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɪlmi/ · frequency rank #81,327

## Definitions
1. Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy.
2. Covered by (or as if by) a film; hazy.
3. Filmlike; resembling a motion picture.

## Etymology
From film + -y. Cognate with Middle Dutch velmich, vilmich (“filmy, membranous”). Doublet of filmic.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/filmy