as in transparent
very thin and easy to see through
the bride wore a diaphanous veil
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In this view, the displays appear as diaphanous white veils over Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, as well as several Canadian provinces.
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Then came Quan’s moving ballet, Beneath the Tides, set to Concert No. 1 by Camille Saint-Saëns, with House of Gilles’s stunning costumes: waist-cinching corsets with nothing beneath for the men and diaphanous midi dresses with flowing skirts for the women.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
Saying something freshly substantive about female desire while honoring the film’s defining spirit of vapid, diaphanous horniness is a tricky, potentially unworkable brief.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Sep. 2024
Need to Know The diaphanous design has achieved cult status since its debut 16 years ago—and this month, its producer is making a major Stateside splash
September 17, 2024
Tim Lenz / Styling: Benjamin Reynaert
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Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
Then came Quan’s moving ballet, Beneath the Tides, set to Concert No. 1 by Camille Saint-Saëns, with House of Gilles’s stunning costumes: waist-cinching corsets with nothing beneath for the men and diaphanous midi dresses with flowing skirts for the women.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
Saying something freshly substantive about female desire while honoring the film’s defining spirit of vapid, diaphanous horniness is a tricky, potentially unworkable brief.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Sep. 2024
Need to Know The diaphanous design has achieved cult status since its debut 16 years ago—and this month, its producer is making a major Stateside splash
September 17, 2024
Tim Lenz / Styling: Benjamin Reynaert
All products featured on Architectural Digest are independently selected by our editors.
—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2024
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At the Meta Connect developer conference, Mark Zuckerberg, head of the Facebook group Meta, shows the prototype of computer glasses that can display digital objects in transparent lenses.Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Dec. 2024
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As a next step, the industry must require mandatory, transparent transition plans aligned with specialized frameworks like the UN's Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero.Mindy Lubber, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The sheer volume of socializing at this time of year also offers you ample opportunity to have some sort of romantic liaison under the mistletoe.Olivia Petter, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2024
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These challenges stem primarily from the sheer volume and variability of data required to maintain effective defenses.Bankim Chandra, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Sauté for three to five minutes or until the onions turn translucent.Ashia Aubourg, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
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Instead of wearing the pristine powder blue and gold jersey under the translucent roof at SoFi Stadium on Sundays, the Chargers safety showed his best while a gentle breeze blew across the practice field on Wednesdays.Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Diaphanous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diaphanous. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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