translucent

translucent
    adj 1: allowing light to pass through diffusely; "translucent
           amber"; "semitransparent curtains at the windows" [syn:
           {translucent}, {semitransparent}]
    

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