DIAPHANOUSLY
Etymology
Adverb
diaphanously (comparative more diaphanously, superlative most diaphanously)
In a diaphanous manner.
Source: Wiktionary
Di*aph"a*nous*ly, adv.
Definition: Translucently.
DIAPHANOUS
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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