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- pronunciation:
- daI
ae
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nihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of fabric or the like, almost transparent; sheer; filmy; delicate.
The bride wore a diaphanous veil.- synonyms:
- filmy, flimsy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer, thin
- antonyms:
- opaque, thick
- similar words:
- delicate, insubstantial, light, limpid, translucent, transparent
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| definition 2: |
hazy and vague.
a diaphanous dream-figure- synonyms:
- filmy, hazy, misty, vague
- similar words:
- faint, insubstantial
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| related words: |
fine, flimsy |
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| derivations: |
diaphanously (adv.), diaphaneity (n.), diaphanousness (n.) |
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