Associations to the word «Diaphanous»

Wiktionary

DIAPHANOUS, adjective. Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.
DIAPHANOUS, adjective. Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.

Dictionary definition

DIAPHANOUS, adjective. So thin as to transmit light; "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King