diaphanous

di·aph·a·nous

D0198800 (dī-ăf′ə-nəs)adj.1. Sufficiently thin or airy as to be translucent: a diaphanous gown; diaphanous gauze.2. Of such fine composition as to be easily damaged or broken; delicate: diaphanous butterfly wings.

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[From Medieval Latin diaphanus, transparent, from Greek diaphanēs, from diaphainein, to be transparent : dia-, dia- + phainein, phan-, to show; see bhā- in Indo-European roots.]

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di′a·pha·ne′i·ty (dī′ə-fə-nē′ĭ-tē), di·aph′a·nous·ness n.di·aph′a·nous·ly adv.

diaphanous

(daɪˈæfənəs) adj (Textiles) (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] diˈaphanously adv diˈaphanousness, diaphaneity n

di•aph•a•nous

(daɪˈæf ə nəs)

adj. 1. very sheer and light; nearly transparent. 2. insubstantial; amorphous. [1605–15; < Medieval Latin diaphanus < Greek diaphanḗs transparent (adj. derivative of diaphaínein to show through)] di•aph′a•nous•ly, adv. di•aph′a•nous•ness, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

diaphanous - 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"cobwebby, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, see-through, vaporous, vapourous, gossamer, transparent, sheerthin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"

diaphanous

noun fine, light, thin, sheer, delicate, transparent, see-through, translucent, chiffon, gossamer, gauzy, filmy, pellucid, cobwebby a diaphanous dress of pale gold chiffon

diaphanous

adjectiveSo light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film:aerial, aery, airy, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapory.

Translations

diafanopermeabilevaporoso