| diaphanous | (adj) so thin as to transmit light, Syn. gossamer, gauzy, cobwebby, gauze-like, sheer, see-through, vapourous, transparent, vaporous, filmy, Example: 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 |