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diaphanous

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of diaphanous

very thin and easy to see through

the bride wore a diaphanous veil

Synonyms of diaphanous

cobwebby, filmy, gauzelike, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, see-through, sheer, transparent

Words Related to diaphanous

clear, crystal, crystalline, limpid, liquid, lucent, pellucid

lucid, translucent

dainty, delicate, flimsy, fragile, frail, insubstantial, unsubstantial

colorless, uncolored

Near Antonyms of diaphanous

cloudy, foggy, hazy, misty, murky, nebulous, smoky (also smokey)

drab, dull, lackluster, lusterless

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