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FILMY

diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby

(adjective) so thin as to transmit light; “a hat with a diaphanous veil”; “filmy wings of a moth”; “gauzy clouds of dandelion down”; “gossamer cobwebs”; “sheer silk stockings”; “transparent chiffon”; “vaporous silks”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

filmier

comparative form of filmy

Source: Wiktionary


FILMY

Film"y, a.

Definition: Composed of film or films. Whose filmy cord should bind the struggling fly. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.

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