as in transparent
very thin and easy to see through
the bride wore a diaphanous veil
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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.
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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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—Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2024
Steve Granitz Halle Berry isn’t the only star to embrace diaphanous dressing this week.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
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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
Steve Granitz Halle Berry isn’t the only star to embrace diaphanous dressing this week.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
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Use transparent metrics, public reporting, and stakeholder engagement to ensure your company’s AI aligns with ethical standards and human rights ideals.Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Sony’s plan to build an entire franchise out of standalone films about Peter Parker’s nemeses always read as a transparent attempt at riding Marvel Studios’ coattails post-Spider-Man: Homecoming.Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 13 Dec. 2024
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Working in this season's favor was the sheer unpredictability from week to week in terms of who was aligned with whom and what would happen at Tribal Council.Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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There, along with accepting the Maverick Award, the actress wore a sheer gown with long sleeves and a high neck for the occasion.Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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In some ways, that’s a relief: Ross’ artistically careful filmmaking provides a refuge from all the suffering, a kind of translucent scrim that shields us from the worst.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 13 Dec. 2024
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And like those old keyboards, there’s a translucent square on the Caps Lock key for the south-facing RGB backlights to shine through when Caps Lock in on.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Diaphanous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diaphanous. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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