diaphanous
21diaphanous — Synonyms and related words: airy, attenuate, attenuated, boyish, clear, clear as crystal, cloudless, crystal, crystal clear, crystalline, delicate, diaphane, diluted, ethereal, filmy, fine, fine drawn, finespun, flimsy, frail, gauzy, girlish,… …
22diaphanous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. translucent, sheer, filmy, gossamer; see clear 2 , thin 1 , transparent 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. transparent, sheer, *see through, translucent, thin, flimsy, gauzy, delicate, chiffon. ANT.: opaque, thick III …
23diaphanous — di|aph|a|nous [ daı æfənəs ] adjective very light and thin enough to see through …
24diaphanous — di·aph·a·nous || daɪ æfÉ™nÉ™s adj. almost transparent, sheer …
25diaphanous — [dʌɪ af(ə)nəs] adjective (of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent. Origin C17: from med. L. diaphanus, from Gk diaphanēs, from dia through + phainein to show …
26diaphanous — a. Transparent, translucent, pellucid, clear …
27diaphanous — adj sheer, light, thin, translucent, transparent, see through; delicate, fine, silken, chiffon, gossamer, gauzy, cob webby …
28diaphanous — di·aph·a·nous …
29diaphanous — UK [daɪˈæfənəs] / US adjective very light and thin enough to see through …
30diaphanous — di•aph•a•nous [[t]daɪˈæf ə nəs[/t]] adj. 1) very sheer and light; nearly transparent 2) insubstantial; amorphous • Etymology: 1605–15; < ML diaphanus < Gk diaphanḗs transparent (adj. der. of diaphaínein to show through) di•aph′a•nous•ly,… …