diaphanous[adjective]Synonyms: filmy, flimsy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer, tiffany, transparent
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di‧aph‧a‧nous /daɪˈæfənəs/
adjective literary[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Medieval Latin;
Origin: diaphanus, from Greek diaphainein 'to show through']
diaphanous cloth is so thin that you can almost see through it
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