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diaphanous
Synonyms and Antonyms of diaphanous
very thin and easy to see through the bride wore a diaphanous veil Synonyms cobwebby, sheer, filmy, gauzelike, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, see-through, transparentRelated Words peekaboo; clear, crystal, crystalline, limpid, liquid, lucent, pellucid; lucid, translucent; dainty, delicate, flimsy, fragile, frail, insubstantial, unsubstantial; colorless, uncoloredNear Antonyms opaque; cloudy, foggy, hazy, misty, murky, nebulous, smoky (also smokey); drab, dull, lackluster, lusterless
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