Filmy is an English word with synonyms like diaphanous or vaporous. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Filmy in a sentence
Filmy meaning
- Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy.
- Covered by (or as if by) a film; hazy.
- Filmlike; resembling a motion picture.
Synonyms of Filmy
Using Filmy
- The main meaning on this page is: Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy. | Covered by (or as if by) a film; hazy. | Filmlike; resembling a motion picture.
- Useful related words include: diaphanous, cobwebby, vapourous, vaporous.
- In the example corpus, filmy often appears in combinations such as: the filmy, filmy touch, filmy activities.
Context around Filmy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Filmy
- In this selection, "filmy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, brief, touch, activities and translucent stand out and add context to how "filmy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a brief filmy chase of and adding a filmy touch to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "filmy" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with filmy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The filmy touch did not end here. (7 words)
The governments are slowly opening up filmy activities one by one. (11 words)
Expect Gainsborough at his filmy, translucent best and Rowlandson undercutting the glamour. (12 words)
The Opposition parties approached the Supreme Court, and while the matter was pending before the Court, a filmy farce was enacted during the night hours of 22 nd and 23 rd November, evidently at the instance of the BJP. (39 words)
The video went viral on the internet, in which B-town stars are seen enjoying themselves, dancing together, and adding a filmy touch to the annual function. (27 words)
Complete with filmy plastic barstools, pool tables, and ancient arcade games, it is a perfect new location for Phi Mu Alpha’s annual Battle of the Bands. (27 words)
Example sentences (11)
The filmy touch did not end here.
The video went viral on the internet, in which B-town stars are seen enjoying themselves, dancing together, and adding a filmy touch to the annual function.
Expect Gainsborough at his filmy, translucent best and Rowlandson undercutting the glamour.
All the filmy activities are temporarily halted following the lockdown announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Before you brush, pay attention to the filmy texture inside your mouth and how unpleasant it is.
Police sent four teams and upon interception, the man tried to escape, but was caught after a brief filmy chase of 2 kilometers.
The governments are slowly opening up filmy activities one by one.
Complete with filmy plastic barstools, pool tables, and ancient arcade games, it is a perfect new location for Phi Mu Alpha’s annual Battle of the Bands.
The Opposition parties approached the Supreme Court, and while the matter was pending before the Court, a filmy farce was enacted during the night hours of 22 nd and 23 rd November, evidently at the instance of the BJP.
Some portions r larger than life n filmy too but the message is Loud & clear.
Each parish strives to come up with the most artistically and religiously evocative arrangement in which the Blessed Sacrament, draped in a filmy veil, is prominently displayed.
Common combinations with filmy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: