Definition of diaphanous Diaphanous

/dajæˈfʌnɪs/ - [dayafunis] - di•aph•a•nous

We found 6 definitions of diaphanous from 5 different sources.

What does diaphanous mean?

Adjective
diaphanous - so thin as to transmit light; "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"
		filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby
		thin lacking excess flesh; "you can't be too rich or too thin"; "Yon Cassius has a lean and hungry look"-Shakespeare

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diaphanous (Adjective)
Transparent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
diaphanous (Adjective)
Of a fine, almost transparent texture, e. g. gossamer.

diaphanous (a.)
Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or transparent; pellucid; clear.

diaphanous
dī-af′a-nus, adj. shining or appearing through, transparent, clear—also Diaphan′ic.—ns. Dī′aphane, a diaphanous figured silk fabric; Diaphanom′eter, an instrument for testing the transparency of the air; Diaphan′oscope, a darkened box for viewing transparent positive photographs; Diaphan′otype, a picture produced by colouring on the back a positive lightly printed on translucent paper, and placing this exactly over a strong duplicate print.—adv. Diaph′anously.—ns. Diaph′anousness, Diaphanē′ity. [Gr. diaphanes—dia, through, and phainein, to show, shine.]