Synonyms for translucent
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Diaphanous — clear, lucid, or transparent
semi-transparent, diaphanous, clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid formal, perspicuous, crystalline, luculent dated
Other
semiopaque, semipellucid dated, tralucent dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Clear, lucid, or transparent.
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- Word family
- translucence translucency
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A transparent body allows the forms and colors of objects beyond to be seen through it; a translucent body allows light to pass through, but may not permit forms and colors to be distinguished; plate glass is transparent, ground glass is translucent.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- diaphanous I am completely agog over your diaphanous dress.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| translucent | steady | |
| limpid | steady | |
| diaphanous | rising | |
| perspicuous | rising | |
| semiopaque | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- clear1, lucid2
- 6 letters
- limpid
- 8 letters
- pellucid, luculent
- 9 letters
- tralucent
- 10 letters
- diaphanous4, semiopaque
- 11 letters
- crystalline3, perspicuous
- 12 letters
- semipellucid
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lucid2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- translucide
- Español
- translúcido
- Deutsch
- durchscheinend