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   diaphanous

   /dʌɪˈafənəs/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent: "a diaphanous dress of pale gold"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from medieval Latin diaphanus, from Greek diaphanēs, from dia ‘through’ + phainein ‘to show’.

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