DIAPHANOUS


Meaning of DIAPHANOUS in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.