Audio English.net » Dictionary » D » Diagramming ... Diaphoresis

DIAPHANOUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does diaphanous mean?

• 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.

Dictionary entry details

• DIAPHANOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

diaphanous ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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)

Learn English with... Proverbs of the week

"Keep a thing seven years and you will always find a use for it." (English proverb)

"He who digs someone else's grave shall fall in it himself." (Bulgarian proverb)

"Spring won't come with one flower." (Armenian proverb)

"An understanding person needs only half a word." (Dutch proverb)

Page delivered in 0.0255 seconds