| Main Entry: | diaphanous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fine, see-through |
Synonyms: |
chiffon, clear, cobweblike, delicate, filmy, flimsy, gauzy, gossamer, light, pellucid, pure, sheer, thin, translucent, transparent |
Antonyms: |
opaque, thick |
| Main Entry: | filmy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | finespun, fragile |
Synonyms: |
chiffon, cobwebby, dainty, delicate, diaphanous, fine, fine-grained, flimsy, floaty, gauzy, gossamer, insubstantial, see-through, sheer, tiffany, transparent, wispy |
Antonyms: |
nontransparent, opaque, substantial |
| Main Entry: | flimsy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not strong; light, thin |
Synonyms: |
chiffon, cut-rate, decrepit, defective, delicate, diaphanous, feeble, fragile, frail, gauzy, gossamer, house of cards, inadequate, infirm, insubstantial, meager, papery, rickety, rinkydink, shaky, shallow, sheer, slapdash, sleazy, slight, superficial, tacky, transparent, unsound, unsubstantial, weak, wobbly |
Antonyms: |
firm, heavy, solid, strong, sturdy, substantial, thick, tough |
| Main Entry: | sheer |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | see-through, thin |
Synonyms: |
airy, chiffon, clear, cobwebby, delicate, diaphanous, filmy, fine, flimsy, fragile, gauzy, gossamer, lacy, limpid, lucid, pellucid, pure, slight, smooth, soft, tiffany, translucent, transparent |
| Notes: | shear(s) (noun) are large scissors with strong blades - (verb) to remove fleece, hair, or foliage by cutting or clipping; sheer (adjective) means complete and without restriction or qualification - (verb) turn sharply or change direction abruptly |
Antonyms: |
heavy, impermeable, thick |
| Main Entry: | diaphanous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
Related
Adjectives: |
diaphanous, clear, clear as crystal, crystalline, glassy, gossamer, hyaline, limpid, lucid, pellucid, relucent, serene, tralucent, translucent, transparent, transpicuous, vitreous
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