transcription, транскрипция: [ dī-ˈa-fə-nəs ]
adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin diaphanus, from Greek diaphanēs, from diaphainein to show through, from dia- + phainein to show — more at fancy
Date: 1614
1. : characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
diaphanous fabrics
2. : characterized by extreme delicacy of form : ethereal
painted diaphanous landscapes
3. : insubstantial , vague
had only a diaphanous hope of success
• di·aph·a·nous·ly adverb
• di·aph·a·nous·ness noun