adjective
A diaphanous substance, especially cloth, is so delicate and thin that you can see through it:
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a diaphanous silk veiladjective
(of cloth)
so light and fine that you can almost see through it
adjective
characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
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diaphanous fabrics-
a diaphanous curtaincharacterized by extreme delicacy of form : ethereal
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painted diaphanous landscapesinsubstantial, vague
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had only a diaphanous hope of successNone