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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. allowing light to pass through diffusely;
- Example: "translucent amber"
- Example: "semitransparent curtains at the windows"
[syn: translucent, semitransparent]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Translucent \Trans*lu"cent\, a. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. Transparent; clear. [Poetic] "Fountain or fresh current . . . translucent, pure." --Milton. [1913 Webster] Replenished from the cool, translucent springs. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Syn: Translucent, Transparent. Usage: 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

translucent adj 1: allowing light to pass through diffusely; "translucent amber"; "semitransparent curtains at the windows" [syn: translucent, semitransparent]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

52 Moby Thesaurus words for "translucent": apparent, clean-cut, clear, clear as crystal, clear as day, clear-cut, cloudless, coherent, connected, consistent, crisp, crystal, crystal-clear, crystalline, defined, definite, diaphanous, direct, distinct, explicit, express, light, lightish, lightsome, limpid, loud and clear, lucent, lucid, luculent, luminous, obvious, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, relucent, see-through, semipellucid, semitranslucent, serene, simple, straightforward, translucid, transparent, transpicuous, unambiguous, unclouded, unconfused, unequivocal, univocal, unmistakable, unobscured, well-defined