diaphanous
41clear — adj 1 Clear, transparent, translucent, lucid, pellucid, diaphanous, limpid are comparable when they mean having the property of being literally or figuratively seen through. Something is clear which is free from all such impediments to the vision …
42List of animals of the Edge Chronicles — This article lists the vast array of fictional animals found in the Edge Chronicles, a series of young adult books set in a fantasy world created by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell. For more information about the fictional world of the Edge,… …
43transparent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. translucent (see transparency); manifest, candid, obvious. See evidence, visibility, coherence, simpleness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Allowing light to pass through] Syn. clear, translucent, lucid …
44gauzy — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. filmy, light, transparent, diaphanous; see sheer 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. sheer, diaphanous, *see through, transparent, gossamer, filmy, hazy, unsubstantial, translucent. ANT.: opaque, heavy, thick III… …
45di|aph´a|nous|ness — di|aph|a|nous «dy AF uh nuhs», adjective. 1. transparent; translucent: »Gauze is a diaphanous fabric. ... new leaves, delicate as butterflies wings, and diaphanous as amber (Thomas Hardy). SYNONYM(S): pellucid. 2. Figurative. light; …
46di|aph´a|nous|ly — di|aph|a|nous «dy AF uh nuhs», adjective. 1. transparent; translucent: »Gauze is a diaphanous fabric. ... new leaves, delicate as butterflies wings, and diaphanous as amber (Thomas Hardy). SYNONYM(S): pellucid. 2. Figurative. light; …
47di|aph|a|nous — «dy AF uh nuhs», adjective. 1. transparent; translucent: »Gauze is a diaphanous fabric. ... new leaves, delicate as butterflies wings, and diaphanous as amber (Thomas Hardy). SYNONYM(S): pellucid. 2. Figurative. light; …
48Diaphane — Di a*phane, n. [Cf. F. diaphane diaphanous. See {Diaphanous}.] A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures; diaper work. [1913 Webster] …
49Diaphaneity — Di a*pha*ne i*ty, n. [Cf. F. diaphan[ e]it[ e]. See {Diaphanous}.] The quality of being diaphanous; transparency; pellucidness. [1913 Webster] …
50Diaphanic — Di a*phan ic, a. [See {Diaphanous}.] Having power to transmit light; transparent; diaphanous. [1913 Webster] …
