Word of the Day for Thursday, September 23, 2010
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diaphanous \dy-AF-uh-nuhs\, adjective:
diaphanous \dy-AF-uh-nuhs\, adjective:
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1. Of such fine texture as to allow light to pass through; translucent or transparent.
1. Of such fine texture as to allow light to pass through; translucent or transparent.
2. Vague; insubstantial.
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The B.O.'s campaign promises of hope and change were diaphanous at best!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Diaphanous ultimately derives from Greek diaphanes, "showing through," from diaphainein, "to show through, to be transparent," from dia-, "through" + phainein, "to show, to appear." It is related to phantom, something apparently sensed but having no physical reality.
Diaphanous ultimately derives from Greek diaphanes, "showing through," from diaphainein, "to show through, to be transparent," from dia-, "through" + phainein, "to show, to appear." It is related to phantom, something apparently sensed but having no physical reality.
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