DIAPHANOUS


Meaning of DIAPHANOUS in English

/ daɪˈæfənəs; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) ( of cloth ) so light and fine that you can almost see through it

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from medieval Latin diaphanus , from Greek diaphanēs , from dia through + phainein to show.

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