From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Diaphanous \Di*aph"a*nous\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to show or shine
through; dia` through + ? to show, and in the passive, to
shine: cf. F. diaphane. See {Phantom}, and cf. {Diaphane},
{Diaphanic}.]
Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or
transparent; pellucid; clear.
[1913 Webster]
Another cloud in the region of them, light enough to be
fantastic and diaphanous. --Landor.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
diaphanous
adj 1: so thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous
veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of
dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk
stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks" [syn:
{diaphanous}, {filmy}, {gauzy}, {gauze-like}, {gossamer},
{see-through}, {sheer}, {transparent}, {vaporous},
{vapourous}, {cobwebby}]
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