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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.
Definitions of diaphanous. adjective. so thin as to transmit light. “a hat with a diaphanous veil” synonyms: cobwebby, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous. thin. of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Diaphanous."
Diaphanous definition: very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent.. See examples of DIAPHANOUS used in a sentence.
adjective. 1. so fine or gauzy in texture as to be transparent or translucent. diaphanous cloth. 2. vague or indistinct; airy. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms.
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.
