translucent

CEFRB2

/tɹænzˈluː.sənt/

adjective

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adjective
Allowing some light through but not showing clear details.
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adjective
Extra detail
Clear, lucid, or transparent.

Examples

Add the rice and cook gently until the grains begin to turn translucent.
Her skin was almost translucent.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses: 4
Parts of speech: 1
Citations: 5
Synonyms: 3

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adjective

Extra meanings

Something that is translucent.
Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.

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Near-synonym: semitransparent
On the windows of the nearer buildings the sun cast glittering beams, but further away a faint, translucent mist hid the city.
The window-panes, encrusted with perennial deposits of Atmosphere, were less transparent than translucent.

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The window-panes, encrusted with perennial deposits of Atmosphere, were less transparent than translucent.
1913, Louis Joseph Vance, chapter 1, in The Day of Days
On the windows of the nearer buildings the sun cast glittering beams, but further away a faint, translucent mist hid the city.
1921, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 21, in Jill the Reckless
They can be obtained in various thicknesses and in many colors, including beautiful imitations of pearl, mother-of-pearl, veins and mottles, stratifications, roll stratifications, imitation corals, and all colors of translucents, transparents and opaques, grained ivory, shell (plain and corrugated mottle), onyx, wood effects, plaids, checks, stripes, metallic, bronze pearl plain, bronze pearl with fancy blocks, bronze pearl in veins and stripes, and what is called “essence pearl.”
1935 March, F. L. Nowosatka, “Making Colorful Modern Rings from Old Toothbrush Handles”, in Raymond J. Brown, editor, Popular Science Monthly, volume 126, number 3, New York, N.Y.: Popular Science Publishing Co., Inc., →ISSN, →OCLC, “The Home Workshop” section, page 97, column 2
The trademark LaCie «eye» is back, metal is in the house and the translucents are finally in the trash.
2002 October, Neil Poulton, quotee, “LaCie ‘d2’ drives”, in David Flynn, editor, APC, number 286, Sydney, N.S.W.: ACP Tech, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 166
Mr. Blaine's powers and disposition shone resplendent. . . . the gavel in his practised hand, chiming in with varied tones that aptly enforced his words, from the sharp rat-tat-tat that recalled the House to decorum, to the vigorous thunder that actually drowned unparliamentary speech; rulings, repartee, translucent explanation flashing from his lips as quick as lighting.
1884, Henry J. Ramsdell, Life and Public Services of Hon. James G. Blaine, Hubbard, pages 105–106

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Origin

adjective

From Latin trānslūcentem, accusative of trānslūcēns, present participle of trānslūcēre.

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The bathroom window is made of blank— glass so you see shapes but not details.

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adjective

The bathroom window is made of blank glass so you see shapes but not details.