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Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th
diaphanous
 di·aph·a·nous (dī-ăfʹə-nəs)adj.
1. Of such fine texture as to be transparent or translucent:
diaphanous tulle.
2. Characterized by delicacy of form. See Synonyms at airy.
3. Vague or insubstantial:
diaphanous dreams of glory. [From Medieval Latin diaphanus, transparent, from Greek diaphanēs, from diaphainein, to be transparent : dia-, dia- + phainein, phan-, to show; See bhā-1 in Indo-European Roots.] di'a·pha·neʹi·ty (dī'ə-fə-nēʹĭ-tē) or di·aphʹa·nous·ness n.di·aphʹa·nous·ly adv.
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