diaphanous

  • 71sheer — I. /ʃɪə / (say shear) adjective 1. transparently thin; diaphanous, as fabrics, etc. 2. unmixed with anything else. 3. unqualified; utter: a sheer waste of time. 4. extending down or up very steeply: a sheer descent of rock. 5. Obsolete bright;… …

  • 72fancy — [15] Ultimately, fancy is the same word as fantasy [15], from which it emerged by a process of contraction and gradually became differentiated in meaning. Both go back originally to the Greek verb phaínein ‘show’ (source also of English… …

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  • 73phantom — [13] Like fancy and fantasy, phantom goes back ultimately to the Greek verb phantázein ‘make visible’, a derivative of phaínein ‘show’ (source also of English diaphanous and phenomenon [17]). From phantázein was derived the noun phántasma… …

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  • 74cobwebby — adjective 1. 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 …

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  • 75gauze-like — adjective 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 …

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  • 76see-through — adjective 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 …

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  • 77vaporous — adjective 1. 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 …

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  • 78vapourous — adjective 1. 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 …

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  • 79diaphaneity — (ˌ)dīˌafəˈnēəd.ē, ˌdīəfə noun ( es) Etymology: French diaphanéité, from diaphane diaphanous + ité ity : the quality or state of being diaphanous; specifically : the a …

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  • 80diaphanously — adverb : in a diaphanous manner * * * dīaphˈanously adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑diaphanous …

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