DIAPHANOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

So thin as to transmit light

Example:

vaporous silks

Synonyms:

cobwebby; diaphanous; filmy; gauze-like; gauzy; gossamer; see-through; sheer; transparent; vaporous; vapourous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

thin (of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section)

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