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Diaphanous Dye Af Uh Nuhss Adjective Transparent Light Delicate Vague Hazy. 

This flashcard defines "diaphanous" as transparent, light, delicate, or vague.

Transparent, light, and delicate, or vague and hazy.

Front diaphanous \dye-AF-uh-nuhss\
Back adjective
1. Transparent, light, or delicate.
2. Vague or hazy. 

[From Latin diaphanus (transparent), from Greek diaphanes, from diaphainein (to show through), from dia- (across) + phainein (to show). Ultimately from the Indo-European root bha- (to shine) that is also the source of beacon, banner, phantom, photo, phosphorus, phenomenon, fantasy, and epiphany.]

"In its main sale of the week, the house will offer five watercolors by Turner spanning his career, including the late picture 'The Brunig Pass from Meiringen, Switzerland', a whirlwind of diaphanous color and light." - Above and Beyond; The New Yorker; Feb 2, 2009. 

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