diaphanous
[ dahy-af-uh-nuhs ]
adjective
very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent.
delicately hazy.
Origin of diaphanous
1Other words from diaphanous
- di·aph·a·nous·ly, adverb
- di·aph·a·nous·ness, noun
- non·di·aph·a·nous, adjective
- non·di·aph·a·nous·ly, adverb
- non·di·aph·a·nous·ness, noun
- sem·i·di·aph·a·nous, adjective
- sem·i·di·aph·a·nous·ly, adverb
- sem·i·di·aph·a·nous·ness, noun
- un·di·aph·a·nous, adjective
- un·di·aph·a·nous·ly, adverb
- un·di·aph·a·nous·ness, noun
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How to use diaphanous in a sentence
More faint, then befogged, became the diaphanously veiled earth.
Behind the Scenes in Warring Germany | Edward Lyell Fox
British Dictionary definitions for diaphanous
diaphanous
/ (daɪˈæfənəs) /
adjective
(usually of fabrics such as silk) fine and translucent
Origin of diaphanous
1C17: from Medieval Latin diaphanus, from Greek diaphanēs transparent, from diaphainein to show through, from dia- + phainein to show
Derived forms of diaphanous
- diaphanously, adverb
- diaphanousness or diaphaneity (ˌdaɪəfəˈniːɪtɪ), noun
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