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DIAPHANOUS

• DIAPHANOUS (adjective)
The adjective DIAPHANOUS has 1 sense:

1. so thin as to transmit light

Familiarity information: DIAPHANOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

• DIAPHANOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

So thin as to transmit light

Synonyms:

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

Context examples:

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

Similar:

thin (of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section)

"Diseases come on horseback, but steal away on foot."
(English proverb)
"You must first walk around a bit before you can understand the distance from the valley to the mountain."
(Bhutanese proverb)
"When you are dead, your sister's tears will dry as time goes on, your widow's tears will cease in another's arms, but your mother will mourn you until she dies."
(Arabic proverb)
"The maquis has no eyes, but it sees all."
(Corsican proverb)

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