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diaphanous

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diaphanous


Main Entry:
di·aph·a·nous Listen to the pronunciation of diaphanous
Pronunciation:
\dī-ˈa-fə-nəs\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Medieval Latin diaphanus, from Greek diaphanēs, from diaphainein to show through, from dia- + phainein to show — more at fancy
Date:
1614
1 : characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through <diaphanous fabrics> 2 : characterized by extreme delicacy of form : ethereal <painted diaphanous landscapes> 3 : insubstantial, vague <had only a diaphanous hope of success>
di·aph·a·nous·ly adverb
di·aph·a·nous·ness noun


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