diaphanous
adjective
very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent.
diaphanousness
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a word derived from
diaphanous.
Example Sentences
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The effect of all this linguistic diaphanousness and metaphysical maelstrom is that individual poems don’t stick in the mind.
From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2022
Her simple statement that her employer's death had left "Nothing" and "Nobody" was prompted by no consciously ironic realization of the diaphanousness of Feather.
From The Head of the House of Coombe by Frances Hodgson Burnett
