Thesaurus:translucent

Thesaurus

translucent

English

Adjective

Sense: having the property that light passes through it, but not completely

Synonyms

• semitransparent
• semipellucid
• semiopaque
• through-shine (obsolete)
• tralucent (obsolete)
• translucent

Antonyms

• opaque    [⇒ thesaurus]
• transparent    [⇒ thesaurus]
• turbid

Hyponyms

• frosted
• milky
• semidiaphanous
• sheer    [⇒ thesaurus]
•   —
• nacreous
• opalescent
• opaline
• pearlescent

Further reading

• “427. semitransparency” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “translucent” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.