diaphanous: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

diaphanous \dy-AF-uh-nuhs\, adjective: 1. Of such fine texture as to allow light to pass through; translucent or transparent. 2. Vague; insubstantial. The curtains are thin, a diaphanous membrane that can't quite contain the light outside. -- Eric Liu, The Accidental Asian She needed more than diaphanous hope, more than I could give her. -- Tej Rae, "One Hand Extended", Washington Post, August 12, 2001 This phantom wore many faces, but it always had golden hair, was enveloped in a diaphanous cloud, and floated airily before his mind's eye in a pleasing chaos of roses, peacocks, white ponies, and blue ribbons. -- Louisa May Alcott, Little Women Diaphanous ultimately derives from Greek diaphanes, "showing through," from diaphainein, "to show through, to be transparent," from dia-, "through" + phainein, "to show, to appear." It is related to phantom, something apparently sensed but having no physical reality. Readers Information | Link Exchange for FREE | readersinfo.com

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