as in transparent
very thin and easy to see through
the bride wore a diaphanous veil
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Recent Examples of diaphanous
The delicate, detailed little top that stops at the ribcage gives enough grace and space for the billowing bottom half, with sheer panels and dramatic, diaphanous cuffs.
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
As the head of a tech company, Kidman affects an office version of the high femme with diaphanous blouses and soft updos.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Thus Andy Dixon paints Day-Glo takes on Rococo romances, with sculptural nudes draped in loose tunics cavorting around pleasure gardens dotted with classical statuary; these same motifs are distilled into dainty arabesques and diaphanous whorls in the abstract canvases of Michaela Yearwood-Dan.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
The pale yellow dress turns over to Jacquemus’s signature single-color leisure suits and then to diaphanous draped dresses.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 9 Dec. 2024
As the head of a tech company, Kidman affects an office version of the high femme with diaphanous blouses and soft updos.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
Thus Andy Dixon paints Day-Glo takes on Rococo romances, with sculptural nudes draped in loose tunics cavorting around pleasure gardens dotted with classical statuary; these same motifs are distilled into dainty arabesques and diaphanous whorls in the abstract canvases of Michaela Yearwood-Dan.
—Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
The pale yellow dress turns over to Jacquemus’s signature single-color leisure suits and then to diaphanous draped dresses.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diaphanous
Adjective
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Additionally, transparent data systems tracking outcomes—such as income, employment, and attainment by race and parental education—are essential to drive reform.—
Leadership Brainery,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Soliman appeared in court behind a transparent parition where he was asked to shake his head or nod in response to questions.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
6 June 2025
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Johnson paired the look with sheer black tights, giving the ensemble a unified tonal element overall.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
3 June 2025
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The sheer emotional momentum of being part of something—a sea of people unified by purpose—dissipates into the static of daily life.—
Adam Met,
Time,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Celebs like Hailey Bieber and Anne Hathaway have cosigned on the barely-there nail trend, with Bieber even taking it down to her toes with a totally translucent, fresh summer pedicure.—
Catharine Malzahn,
Glamour,
3 June 2025
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The look is finished off with a translucent rubber outsole.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
1 June 2025
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“Diaphanous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diaphanous. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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