di·aph·a·nous (dī-āf'ə-nəs) adj.
[From Medieval Latin diaphanus, transparent, from Greek diaphanēs, from diaphainein, to be transparent : dia-, dia- + phainein, phan-, to show; see bhā-1 in Indo-European roots.] di'a·pha·ne'i·ty (dī'ə-fə-nē'ĭ-tē), di·aph'a·nous·ness n., di·aph'a·nous·ly adv. |