Diaphanous Definition

dī-ăfə-nəs
adjective
Vague or indistinct; airy.
Webster's New World
So fine or gauzy in texture as to be transparent or translucent.
Diaphanous cloth.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Diaphanous

  • From Medieval Latin diaphanus transparent from Greek diaphanēs from diaphainein to be transparent dia- dia- phainein phan- to show bhā-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Medieval Latin diaphanus, from Ancient Greek διαφανής (diaphanēs).

    From Wiktionary

Diaphanous Sentence Examples

  • She wore a flowing, diaphanous gown and had long, wavy, bronze colored hair.

  • This Bizen-yaki was red stoneware, with this diaphanous glaze.

  • Its diaphanous, pearl-grey glaze, uniform, lustrous and finely crackled, overlying encaustic decoration in white slip, the fineness of its warm reddish pate, and the general excellence of its technique, have always commanded admiration.

  • The wide expanse that opened out before the heights on which the Russian batteries stood guarding the bridge was at times veiled by a diaphanous curtain of slanting rain, and then, suddenly spread out in the sunlight, far-distant objects could be clearly seen glittering as though freshly varnished.

  • During spring and summer, though, a diaphanous scarf adds a touch of romance to a flirtatious dress and softens up tough jeans and tanks in a flash.

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DDIDIA

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SUSOUS

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