Wordiyophas
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About This Root
From Greek phainein (to show, make appear, shine). A versatile root with branches in showing (phase, emphasis, emphatic), imagination (fantasy, fancy, phantom), speech (euphemism — speaking well, blasphemy — harmful speech), and prophecy (prophet — one who speaks forth). Diaphanous means 'showing through.'
Associated Words
blasphemy
Disrespectful speech or action toward God or sacred things
diaphanous
Very thin and nearly transparent
emphasis
Special importance or attention given to something
emphasize
To give special importance or attention to something
emphatic
Forceful and strongly expressed; a word or form used for emphasis
euphemism
A mild or indirect word used in place of one that is harsh or offensive
fancy
To desire or like; a liking or imaginative idea; elaborate or decorative
fantasia
A free-form musical composition combining various themes
fantasy
Something imagined; a genre of fiction with magic and supernatural elements
phantom
A ghost or apparition; something illusory or fictitious
phase
A distinct stage in a process; to introduce or discontinue something gradually
prophecy
A prediction about the future, especially one divinely inspired
prophet
A person who speaks by divine inspiration or predicts the future