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diaphaneity

[ dih-af-uh-nee-i-tee, dahy-uh-fuh- ]

/ dɪˌæf əˈni ɪ ti, ˌdaɪ ə fə- /

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noun

the quality of being diaphanous; transparency.

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Origin of diaphaneity

1650–60; <Greek diaphanḗ(s) showing through + -ity

Words nearby diaphaneity

diapedesis, diapente, diaper, diaper dermatitis, diaper rash, diaphaneity, diaphanometer, diaphanoscope, diaphanoscopy, diaphanous, diaphemetric

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How to use diaphaneity in a sentence

What had been leanness in her youth had become transparency in her maturity; and this diaphaneity allowed the angel to be seen.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo
She was partial to draperies and that, perhaps, created the illusion of diaphaneity.
Painted Veils|James Huneker
Even the best scryers often fail to see anything in the crystal which maintains its natural ‘diaphaneity,’ as Dr. Dee says.
Cock Lane and Common-Sense|Andrew Lang
All sorts of adjectives qualify our thoughts which appear incompatible with consciousness, being as such a bare diaphaneity.
Essays in Radical Empiricism|William James

The diaphaneity of Babet contrasted with the grossness of Gueulemer.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo