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diaphanous
adjectivedie-uh-FAY-nuhs
meaning in plain English
Imagine a thin summer dress that lets the sun shine through it. That quality—see‑through and letting light pass—is diaphanous.
Think diaphanous = a sheer veil that lets light through, like a ghostly curtain.
for example
That was a very diaphanous thing to happen.
If something looks like a soft, gauzy curtain you can peek through, it’s diaphanous. It’s the kind of fabric that barely blocks your view, letting the world glow behind it.