TRANSLUCENT

translucent, semitransparent

(adjective) allowing light to pass through diffusely; “translucent amber”; “semitransparent curtains at the windows”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

translucent (comparative more translucent, superlative most translucent)

Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.

Clear, lucid, or transparent.

Coordinate terms

• opaque

• transparent

Source: Wiktionary

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Trans*lu"cent, a. Etym: [L. translucens, -entis, p. pr. of translucere to shine through; trans across, through = lucere to shine. See Lucid.]

1. Transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to be distinctly seen; partially transparent.

2. Transparent; clear. [Poetic] "Fountain or fresh current . . . translucent, pure." Milton. Replenished from the cool, translucent springs. Pope.

Syn.

– Translucent, Transparent. A thing is translucent when it merely admits the passage of light, without enabling us to distinguish the color and outline of objects through it; it is transparent when we can clearly discern objects placed on the other side of it. Glass, water, etc., are transparent; ground glass is translucent; a translucent style.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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