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diaphanous
[ dahy-af-uh-nuhs ]
adjective
- very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent.
- delicately hazy.
diaphanous
/ daɪˈæfənəs; ˌdaɪəfəˈniːɪtɪ /
adjective
- (usually of fabrics such as silk) fine and translucent
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈԴdzܲԱ, noun
- 徱ˈԴdzܲ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- 徱·a·Դdzܲ· adverb
- 徱·a·Դdzܲ·Ա noun
- ԴDzd·a·Դdzܲ adjective
- non徱·a·Դdzܲ· adverb
- non徱·a·Դdzܲ·Ա noun
- i·徱·a·Դdzܲ adjective
- semi·徱·a·Դdzܲ· adverb
- semi·徱·a·Դdzܲ·Ա noun
- ܲd·a·Դdzܲ adjective
- un徱·a·Դdzܲ· adverb
- un徱·a·Դdzܲ·Ա noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of diaphanous1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of diaphanous1
Example Sentences
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.
For fall, diaphanous tiers of 1970s flounce in almost angelically light hues defined the show’s aesthetic inside a brutalist warehouse space.
There was indeed something Swinton-like in the cool, diaphanous quality of the materials.
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.
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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