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 diaphanēs, from diaphainein, to be transparent : dia-, dia- + phainein, phan-, to show.]

diaphaneity di'a·pha·ne'i·ty (dī'ə-fə-nē'ĭ-tē) or di·aph'a·nous·ness n.
diaphanously di·aph'a·nous·ly adv.

adjective

So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: aerial, aery, airy, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, sheer², transparent, vaporous, vapory. See thick/thin.

adj

Definition: fine, see-through
Antonyms: opaque, thick

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IN BRIEF: Having such fineness of texture as to be see-through.

The ballerina wore a long, diaphanous skirt.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gennemsigtig, diafan

Nederlands (Dutch)
doorzichtig, gaasachtig

Français (French)
adj. - diaphane

Deutsch (German)
adj. - durchsichtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διάφανος, διαυγής

Italiano (Italian)
diafano

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - diáfano

Русский (Russian)
прозрачный, расплывчатый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - diáfano, casi transparente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - genomskinlig

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
透明的, 精致的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 透明的, 精致的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - (옷감이) 들여다 보이는, (확률이) 적은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 透けて見える, 透明な, 霊妙な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خفيف وناعم وتقريبا شفاف, شفاف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שקוף‬

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