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filmy adjective [ ˈfɪlmi ]

• (especially of fabric) thin and translucent.
• "filmy white voile"
Similar: diaphanous, transparent, see-through, translucent, sheer, gauze-like, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, cobwebby, shimmering, delicate, fine, ultra-fine, light, thin, airy, floaty, wispy, silky, fragile, flimsy, unsubstantial, insubstantial,
Opposite: thick, coarse, opaque,
• covered with or as with a thin layer of something.
• "her eyes were dull and filmy"


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