Diaphanous — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

so thin as to transmit light

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʊɹɹˈeɪʃənz/

🇬🇧British English

/daɪˈafənəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/daɪˈafənəs/

3 syllables Say it as /dʊɹɹˈeɪʃənz/.

Examples

a hat with a diaphanous veil
filmy wings of a moth
gauzy clouds of dandelion down

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

filmy gossamer cobwebby vapourous see-through gauzy gauze-like sheer transparent vaporous

Parts of Speech

adjective

so thin as to transmit light

“a hat with a diaphanous veil”

Word Forms

film	noun	a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things
gauze	noun	a net of transparent fabric with a loose open weave
transparency	noun	permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation
transparentness	noun	the quality of being clear and transparent
cobweb	noun	a fabric so delicate and transparent as to resemble a web of a spider

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

durchsichtig

so dünn, dass es Licht durchlässt

🇫🇷French

diaphane

si mince qu'il transmet la lumière

🇪🇸Spanish

diáfano

tan delgado que transmite luz

🇮🇹Italian

diafano

così sottile da trasmettere la luce

🇳🇱Dutch

doorschijnend

zo dun dat het licht doorlaat

🇵🇹Portuguese

diáfano

tão fino que transmite luz

🇷🇺Russian

прозрачный

настолько тонкий, что пропускает свет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पारदर्शक

इतना पतला कि प्रकाश संचारित कर सके

🇧🇩Bengali

ডায়াফানাস

আলো প্রেরণ করার মতো পাতলা

🇮🇳Tamil

டயாபனஸ்

ஒளியைக் கடத்தும் அளவுக்கு மெல்லியது

🇮🇳Telugu

డయాఫానస్

కాంతిని ప్రసారం చేసేంత సన్నగా ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

डायफॅनस

प्रकाश प्रसारित करण्यासाठी पातळ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડાયફેનસ

પ્રકાશ પ્રસારિત કરવા માટે તેટલું પાતળું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಯಾಫನಸ್

ಬೆಳಕನ್ನು ರವಾನಿಸುವಷ್ಟು ತೆಳುವಾದದ್ದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡയഫാനസ്

പ്രകാശം കടത്താൻ കഴിയുന്നത്ര നേർത്തതാണ്

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈایفینوس

روشنی کو منتقل کرنے کے لئے اتنی پتلی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

透明的

薄到可以透光

🇯🇵Japanese

透き通った

光を透過するほど薄い

🇰🇷Korean

투명한

빛이 투과될 정도로 얇다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trong suốt

mỏng đến mức có thể truyền ánh sáng

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีเยื่อใย

บางจนสามารถส่งผ่านแสงได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

hening

sangat tipis untuk mentransmisikan cahaya

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakadiri

napakanipis na nagpapadala ng liwanag

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شفاف

رقيقة جدًا بحيث تنقل الضوء

🇮🇷Persian

دیافان

آنقدر نازک که بتواند نور را از خود عبور دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

şeffaf

ışığı geçirecek kadar ince

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁקוּף

כל כך דק כדי להעביר אור

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