diaphanous
adjective
[ dʌɪˈaf(ə)nəs ]
• (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent.
• "a diaphanous dress of pale gold"
Similar:
sheer,
fine,
ultra-fine,
delicate,
light,
lightweight,
thin,
insubstantial,
floaty,
flimsy,
filmy,
silken,
chiffony,
gossamer,
gossamery,
gossamer-thin,
gossamer-like,
gauzy,
gauze-like,
cobwebby,
feathery,
translucent,
transparent,
see-through,
transpicuous,
translucid,
Origin:
early 17th century: from medieval Latin diaphanus, from Greek diaphanēs, from dia ‘through’ + phainein ‘to show’.
