Found 3 items, similar to Diaphanous.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: diaphanous
diafan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: diaphanous
diaphanous
adj : 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”
[syn:
filmy,
gauzy,
gossamer,
see-through,
sheer,
transparent,
vaporous,
cobwebby]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Diaphanous
Diaphanous
\Di*aph"a*nous\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to show or shine
through; dia` through + ? to show, and in the passive, to
shine: cf. F. diaphane. See
Phantom, and cf.
Diaphane,
Diaphanic.]
Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or
transparent; pellucid; clear.
[1913 Webster]
Another cloud in the region of them, light enough to be
fantastic and diaphanous. --Landor.
[1913 Webster]