DIAPHANOUS

diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

diaphanous (comparative more diaphanous, superlative most diaphanous)

Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.

Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.

(physics) Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index.

Synonyms

• (allowing light to pass through): translucent, transparent

• (of a fine, almost transparent, texture): delicate, insubstantial

Antonyms

• (transparent or translucent): opaque

• (of a fine, almost transparent, texture): concrete, solid

Source: Wiktionary

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Di*aph"a*nous, a. Etym: [Gr. diaphane. See Phantom, and cf. Diaphane, Diaphanic.]

Definition: Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or transparent; pellucid; clear. Another cloud in the region of them, light enough to be fantastic and diaphanous. Landor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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