as in transparent
very thin and easy to see through
the bride wore a diaphanous veil
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Sticking with a diaphanous, largely neutral palette—with pops of color coming from the family’s trove of mostly contemporary art—allowed Hillman to create a sense of unity across the vast volume of open space.
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Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2024
Robbie’s feet doubtless benefitted from a cool breeze even if those diaphanous babies were swiftly removed beneath the dinner table.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 18 July 2024
The museum is located in the 16th arrondissement, and its primary exhibition currently features Saint Laurent’s sheer and diaphanous womenswear.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2024
There has also been an airy lightness to many of the shows, with multiple layers of diaphanous garments in looks that had graceful, fluid movement in Dries Van Noten, Homme Plissé Issey Miyake and so many others.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 31 July 2024
Robbie’s feet doubtless benefitted from a cool breeze even if those diaphanous babies were swiftly removed beneath the dinner table.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 18 July 2024
The museum is located in the 16th arrondissement, and its primary exhibition currently features Saint Laurent’s sheer and diaphanous womenswear.
—Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 July 2024
There has also been an airy lightness to many of the shows, with multiple layers of diaphanous garments in looks that had graceful, fluid movement in Dries Van Noten, Homme Plissé Issey Miyake and so many others.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diaphanous
Adjective
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Listen with curiosity and be transparent about company and team visions.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Good said the ordinance, which took effect in April 2023, includes rigorous provisions for data collection, and the Housing Department has beefed up its data team to make sure the funding is transparent.Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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The sheer scale of phones used in the study let the researchers correct individual bias by comparing the devices against each other.Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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The sheer number of cyclists snarled traffic and prompted restrictions by the city's tourism-hungry officials, who had encouraged them to come.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The unusual translucent design will stand out, as will the blue backlit keyboard.Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 28 Oct. 2024
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Often mistaken for a fungus, the plant is a pale, translucent white in bloom—sometimes tinted pink or, rarely, a deep red.Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Diaphanous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diaphanous. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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