translucent
Plural: translucents
Adjective Satellite
- allowing light to pass through diffusely
- "translucent amber"
Adj
- Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.
- Clear, lucid, or transparent.
Noun
- Something that is translucent.
Origin / Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der.
Proto-Italic *trānts
Latin trāns
Latin trāns-
Proto-Indo-European *lewk-der.
Proto-Italic *loukēō
Latin lūceō
Latin trānslūceō
Latin trānslūcēnsbor.
English translucent
From Latin trānslūcentem, accusative of trānslūcēns, present participle of trānslūcēre.
Synonyms
semitransparent, semiopaque, semipellucid, through-shine, tralucent, translucent
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
translucent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordtranslucent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
translucent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary