diaphanous (redirected from diaphanousness)

di·aph·a·nous  (d-f-ns)

adj.

1. Of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent: diaphanous tulle.

2. Characterized by delicacy of form. See Synonyms at airy.

3. Vague or insubstantial: diaphanous dreams of glory.

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[From Medieval Latin diaphanus, transparent, from Greek diaphans, from diaphainein, to be transparent : dia-, dia- + phainein, phan-, to show; see bh-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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dia·pha·nei·ty (d-f-n-t), di·apha·nous·ness n.

di·apha·nous·ly adv.

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diaphanous [daɪˈæfənəs]

adj

(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (usually of fabrics such as silk) fine and translucent

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

diaphanously  adv

diaphanousness , diaphaneity [ˌdaɪəfəˈniːɪtɪ] 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, sheer thin - 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"

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diaphanous

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

Translations

diaphanous [daɪˈæfənəs] ADJ → diáfano

diaphanous [daɪˈæfənəs] adj [fabric, garment] → diaphane

diaphanous

adj → durchscheinend

diaphanous [daɪˈæfənəs] adj → diafano/a

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diaphanous [daɪˈæfənəs] adj → diafano/a