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diaphaneity

[dih-af-uh-nee-i-tee, dahy-uh-fuh-]

noun

the quality of being diaphanous; transparency.

Origin:
1650–60; < Greek diaphanḗ(s) showing through + -ity

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diaphanous (daɪˈæfənəs)

—*adj*
	(usually of fabrics such as silk) fine and translucent

[C17: from Medieval Latin diaphanus, from Greek diaphanēs transparent, from diaphainein to show through, from dia- + phainein to show]

di'aphanously

—*adv*

di'aphanousness

—n

diaphaneity

—n

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