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diaphanous

[ dahy-af-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

  1. very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent.
  2. delicately hazy.


diaphanous

/ daɪˈæfənəs; ˌdaɪəfəˈniːɪtɪ /

adjective

  1. (usually of fabrics such as silk) fine and translucent
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Derived Forms

  • 徱ˈ󲹲ԴdzܲԱ, noun
  • 徱ˈ󲹲Դdzܲ, adverb
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 徱·a·Դdzܲ· adverb
  • 徱·a·Դdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ԴDzd·a·Դdzܲ adjective
  • non徱·a·Դdzܲ· adverb
  • non徱·a·Դdzܲ·Ա noun
  • i·徱·a·Դdzܲ adjective
  • semi·徱·a·Դdzܲ· adverb
  • semi·徱·a·Դdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲd·a·Դdzܲ adjective
  • un徱·a·Դdzܲ· adverb
  • un徱·a·Դdzܲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of diaphanous1

1605–15; < Medieval Latin diaphanus < Greek 徱󲹲(ḗs) transparent, equivalent to diaphan-, stem of 徱íԱ𾱲 to show through ( dia-, -phane ( def ) ) + adj. suffix) + -ous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of diaphanous1

C17: from Medieval Latin diaphanus, from Greek 徱󲹲ŧ transparent, from diaphainein to show through, from dia- + phainein to show
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But this is not a blood-and-guts show business exposé — it’s a diaphanous portrait of a woman who, like Anderson herself, wafts through life like a marabou feather.

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For fall, diaphanous tiers of 1970s flounce in almost angelically light hues defined the show’s aesthetic inside a brutalist warehouse space.

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There was indeed something Swinton-like in the cool, diaphanous quality of the materials.

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A model, a swan-like apparition, waded through a lake of blood-colored liquid, her diaphanous gown absorbing the vibrant hue and trailing a crimson path down the runway.

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SEATTLE—Many insects can dart across water, relying on the liquid’s surface tension to support the weight of their tiny, diaphanous bodies.

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