diaphanous /daɪˈæf.ən.əs/ adjective3 •Transparent or translucent; allowing light to pass through; capable of being seen through.Adam requires a touch of feminine lace and a whisper of diaphanous silk, not a direct vision of the gaping maw of the human vulva. — 1981 •Of a fine, almost transparent, texture; gossamer; light and insubstantial.The most diaphanous wings carry a burden of pollen from flower to flower. — 1951 •Isorefractive, having an identical refractive index. formsmore diaphanous · most diaphanous