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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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Words related to diaphaneity

tenderness, subtlety, lightness, elegance, fragility, evanescence, debility, frailness, weakness, translucency, infirmity, transparency, frailty, softness, smoothness, airiness, exquisiteness, slenderness, tenuity, ethereality

Example sentences from the Web for diaphaneity

  • She was partial to draperies and that, perhaps, created the illusion of diaphaneity.

    Painted Veils|James Huneker

  • 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

  • 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

  • The diaphaneity of Babet contrasted with the grossness of Gueulemer.

    Les Misrables|Victor Hugo