diaphanous

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Jerry Goldsmith’s diaphanous “Alien” score may not be instantly recognizable, but the dissonant orchestral sequences establish a mood that continues through the music featured in its sequels.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2025

And the clattering syncopated loop that repeats through “Oblivion” is there mostly as a contrast to the wispy and diaphanous vocals, which are so thin and leavened with reverb that they threaten to float away.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

For fall, diaphanous tiers of 1970s flounce in almost angelically light hues defined the show’s aesthetic inside a brutalist warehouse space.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

There was indeed something Swinton-like in the cool, diaphanous quality of the materials.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2024

He felt ashamed, and when he went out for walks he hunched his shoulders, wanting to be as invisible as an insect with diaphanous wings.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols