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Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through. / Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.

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diaphanous

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diaphanous

IPA(Pronunciation)

/daɪˈæf.ən.əs/

Adjective

Japanese Meaning

透明な、または半透明な - 光を通し、ものが見える状態 / 非常に薄く、ほとんど透けるような質感、軽やかで微妙な印象

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The morning light filtered through the diaphanous curtains, bathing the room in a soft glow.

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朝の光が薄く透けたカーテンを通して差し込み、部屋を柔らかな輝きで満たした。

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Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.

The water shone pacifically; the sky, without a speck, was a benign immensity of unstained light; the very mist on the Essex marsh was like a gauzy and radiant fabric, hung from the wooded rises inland, and draping the low shores in diaphanous folds.

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