diaphanous
di·aph·a·nous (d
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adj.
1. Of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent: diaphanous tulle.
2. Characterized by delicacy of form. See Synonyms at airy.
3. Vague or insubstantial: diaphanous dreams of glory.
[From Medieval Latin diaphanus, transparent, from Greek diaphan
s, from diaphainein, to be transparentdia-, dia- + phainein, phan-, to show; see bh
-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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