catflap.org Online Dictionary Query


Query string:
Search type:
Database:

Database copyright information
Server information


20 definitions found
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Diaphanous \Di*aph"a*nous\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to show or shine
     through; dia` through + ? to show, and in the passive, to
     shine: cf. F. diaphane. See Phantom, and cf. Diaphane,
     Diaphanic.]
     Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or
     transparent; pellucid; clear.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Another cloud in the region of them, light enough to be
           fantastic and diaphanous.                --Landor.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Diaphanous \Di*aph"a*nous\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to show or shine
     through; dia` through + ? to show, and in the passive, to
     shine: cf. F. diaphane. See Phantom, and cf. Diaphane,
     Diaphanic.]
     Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or
     transparent; pellucid; clear.
  
           Another cloud in the region of them, light enough to be
           fantastic and diaphanous.                --Landor.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  diaphanous
       adj : 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"
             [syn: filmy, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer,
              transparent, vaporous, cobwebby]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  diaphanous
     Αγγλικά a.
     διαφανής, διάφανος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  diaphanous
     a.
     transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable
  of being seen through.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  diaphanous
     a.
     transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable
  of being seen through.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  diaphanous
     a.
     transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable
  of being seen through.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  diaphanous
     a.
     transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable
  of being seen through.

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Diaphanous /daɪˈafənəs/
  شفّاف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  diaphanous //daɪˈæf.ən.əs// 
  1. прозирен
  of a fine, almost transparent texture
  2. прозрачен
  transparent; allowing light to pass through

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  diaphanous /daɪˈafənəs/ 
  průhledný

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  diaphanous /daɪˈafənəs/ 
  průsvitný

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  diaphanous /daɪˈafənəs/
  durchscheinend, durchsichtig, lichtdurchlässig, transparent, hauchdünn, hauchzart 
           Note: Stoff usw.
        "diaphanous/transparent tissue"  - durchsichtiges Gewebe
     Synonyms: translucent, sheer
  
   see: open, cheese cloth
  

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  diaphanous /daɪˈafənəs/
  1. áttetszô
  2. átlátszó

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  diaphanous //daɪˈæf.ən.əs// 
  1. florstunn, skir
  of a fine, almost transparent texture
  2. genomskinlig
  transparent; allowing light to pass through

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  diaphanous /daɪˈafənəs/
  1. şeffaf, yarı şeffaf.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/daɪˈæfənɪs/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  80 Moby Thesaurus words for "diaphanous":
     airy, attenuate, attenuated, boyish, clear, clear as crystal,
     cloudless, crystal, crystal-clear, crystalline, delicate, diaphane,
     diluted, ethereal, filmy, fine, fine-drawn, finespun, flimsy,
     frail, gauzy, girlish, gossamer, gossamery, gracile, insubstantial,
     lacy, light, light-pervious, lightish, lightsome, limpid, lucent,
     lucid, luculent, misty, nonopaque, papery, peekaboo, pellucid,
     rare, rarefied, relucent, revealing, see-through, serene, sheer,
     slender, slenderish, slight, slight-made, slim, slimmish, slinky,
     small, subtle, svelte, sylphlike, tenuous, thin, thin-bodied,
     thin-set, thin-spun, thinnish, threadlike, translucent, translucid,
     transparent, transpicuous, unclouded, unobscured, vague,
     wasp-waisted, watered, watered-down, watery, weak, willowy,
     wiredrawn, wispy
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  a. 透明的;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     a. 透明的,精致的

Questions or comments about this site? Contact dictionary@catflap.org
Access Stats