DIAPHANOUS

Di‐aph″a‐nous (?), a. [[Gr. �, fr. � to show or shine through; διά through + � to show, and in the passive, to shine: cf. F. diaphane. See Phantom, and cf. Diaphane, Diaphanic.]] Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or transparent; pellucid; clear. Another cloud in the region of them, light enough to be fantastic and diaphanous. Landor.