diaphaneity C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌdaɪəfəˈniəti/ UK /ˌdaɪəfəˈniːəti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being transparent or allowing light to pass through The writer imagined consciousness reduced to a state of pure diaphaneity. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... transparencytranslucenceclarity ↔ Opposites opacityopaqueness Word family Related forms diaphanoustransparenttranslucent Etymology From Latin diaphaneitas, based on Medieval Latin diaphanus ("transparent"), from Ancient Greek diaphanes ("showing through"), from dia- ("through") + phainein ("to show"). Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # diaphaneity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌdaɪəfəˈniəti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌdaɪəfəˈniːəti/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being transparent or allowing light to pass through ## Examples - The writer imagined consciousness reduced to a state of pure diaphaneity. ## Synonyms - transparency - translucence - clarity ## Antonyms - opacity - opaqueness ## Related Forms - diaphanous - transparent - translucent ## Etymology From Latin diaphaneitas, based on Medieval Latin diaphanus ("transparent"), from Ancient Greek diaphanes ("showing through"), from dia- ("through") + phainein ("to show"). ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown