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adjective
- 1. (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent: "a diaphanous dress of pale gold"
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DIAPHANOUS definition: 1. A diaphanous substance, especially cloth, is so delicate and thin that you can see through it…. Learn more.
1. : characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through. diaphanous fabrics. a diaphanous curtain. 2. : characterized by extreme delicacy of form : ethereal. painted diaphanous landscapes. 3. : insubstantial, vague. had only a diaphanous hope of success. diaphanously adverb. diaphanousness noun. Did you know?
DIAPHANOUS meaning: 1. A diaphanous substance, especially cloth, is so delicate and thin that you can see through it…. Learn more.
Diaphanous definition: very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent.. See examples of DIAPHANOUS used in a sentence.
If a dress is so see-through that light shines through it, it's diaphanous. You could also call it "sheer" or "transparent," but diaphanous sounds much fancier.
noun. Word origin. C17: from Medieval Latin diaphanus, from Greek diaphanēs transparent, from diaphainein to show through, from dia- + phainein to show. diaphanous in American English. (daɪˈæfənəs ) adjective. 1. so fine or gauzy in texture as to be transparent or translucent. diaphanous cloth. 2. vague or indistinct; airy.
1. Sufficiently thin or airy as to be translucent: a diaphanous gown; diaphanous gauze. 2. Of such fine composition as to be easily damaged or broken; delicate: diaphanous butterfly wings.
