diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby
(adjective) so thin as to transmit light; âa hat with a diaphanous veilâ; âfilmy wings of a mothâ; âgauzy clouds of dandelion downâ; âgossamer cobwebsâ; âsheer silk stockingsâ; âtransparent chiffonâ; âvaporous silksâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• (allowing light to pass through): translucent, transparent
• (of a fine, almost transparent, texture): delicate, insubstantial
• (transparent or translucent): opaque
• (of a fine, almost transparent, texture): concrete, solid
Source: Wiktionary
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
6 November 2024
(adverb) in a searching manner; ââAre you really happy with him,â asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchinglyâ
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
