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diaphanous(dictionary)

diaphanous (iou)



diaphanous adjective. E17.
[medieval Latin diaphanus from Greek diaphanes, formed as DIA-1 + phainein, phan- to show: see -OUS.]
Transparent; translucent; esp. (of a fabric etc.) so light and insubstantial as to be almost transparent.
J. Conrad Mist..draping the..shores in diaphanous folds. Premiere A lithe seminude swathed in a diaphanous black cape.
diaphanously adverb L17.