1 : of so fine a texture as to be transparent 2 : characterized by extreme delicacy of form : ethereal 3 : insubstantial, vague 
[Ro] transparent, diafan
Example sentence:
The honeymoon suite has a balcony overlooking the ocean and is furnished with an antique four-poster bed enveloped in a diaphanous curtain.
Apartament pentru luna de miere are un blacon spre ocean şi este mobilat cu un pat cu baldachin antic înfăşurat într-o draperie diafană.
Can you guess which of the following words come from the same Greek root as diaphanous?
A. epiphany B. fancy C. phenomenon D. sycophant E. emphasis F. phase
The groundwork for diaphanous was laid when phainein (meaning to show) was combined with dia- (meaning through). From that pairing came the Greek diaphanēs, parent of the Medieval Latin diaphanus, which is the direct ancestor of our English word.
