She was partial to draperies and that, perhaps, created the illusion of diaphaneity.

The diaphaneity of Babet contrasted with the grossness of Gueulemer.

Even the best scryers often fail to see anything in the crystal which maintains its natural ‘diaphaneity,’ as Dr. Dee says.

What had been leanness in her youth had become transparency in her maturity; and this diaphaneity allowed the angel to be seen.