Comparative form of filmy; more thin, translucent, or resembling film in appearance.
Comparative form of 'filmy' (from 'film' + -y, meaning thin or gauzy), with -er suffix indicating greater degree.
The word 'filmy' originally described thin, delicate fabrics, but it got its name from 'film' because they looked similarly thin and translucent—language reveals how we describe new things using old ones.
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