Definition

Adjective: Describes a cigarette or cigar that has a special tip designed to filter the smoke as it is inhaled. The tip contains a material, typically cellulose acetate, that reduces the amount of tar, nicotine, and other particles in the smoke.

Usage

The adjective "filter-tipped" is used directly before a noun to describe it. It is most commonly used with "cigarette" or "cigar." * He smokes only filter-tipped cigarettes. * The study compared the effects of filter-tipped and non-filter cigars.

Examples

• Most modern cigarettes sold today are filter-tipped.
• She prefers filter-tipped brands, believing them to be slightly less harmful.
• The package clearly stated they were filter-tipped cigarettes.

Advanced Usage

• The term can be used in a more general sense to describe any smoking product with an integrated filter, though it is almost exclusively used for cigarettes and cigars.
• In historical or technical contexts, it might specify the type of filter: "a charcoal filter-tipped cigarette."

Variants and Related Words

• Filter (noun): The porous device itself.
• Filter (verb): To pass through a filter.
• Non-filter (adjective): Describes a cigarette or cigar without a filter tip.

Synonyms

• Filtered: (Can be synonymous, though "filtered" is more general and can apply to liquids or air, while "filter-tipped" is specific to smoking products).

Antonyms

• Non-filtered
• Plain-tipped
• Unfiltered

Adjective

1. of a cigar or cigarette; having a tip designed to filter the smoke
   • filter-tipped cigarettes