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diaphanous (adjective) -
1: characterised by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through
2: characterised by extreme delicacy of form : ethereal
3: insubstantial, vague
Source : Merriam-Webster
Etymology : What do the words diaphanous, epiphany, fancy, phenomenon, sycophant, emphasis, and phase all have in common? The Greek word phaínein shows more clearly in some of these words than in others, but it underlies all of them. The groundwork for diaphanous was laid when phaínein (meaning "to bring to light, cause to appear") was combined with the prefix dia- (meaning "through"). From that pairing came the Greek diaphanḗs ("transparent"), parent of the Medieval Latin diaphanus, which is the direct ancestor of the English word.
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