translucency
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- noun
- /trænˈsluːsənsi/
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translucidez
- The texture of the wall changed from earth to aggregate to deep umber stone, to ebony rock shot with veins of milky quartz that gradually grew in width and translucency.
And this is the height of style, elegance and translucency.
- And this is the height of style, elegance and translucency.
Examples
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Its flesh had a mottled translucency.
Fiction book (1994) -
It has like this pink teal translucency to it, which is really dope.
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But it still has that translucency and that transparency, which I really like with this colour.
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It is the most exceptional gemstone in clarity and translucency; no other stone has this, not even the diamond.
Blog text (3) -
The artist admired the translucency of the glass, as it allowed light to create beautiful patterns inside.
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The translucency of the leaves made it easy to see the sunlight filtering through them.
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When the water is pure, its translucency showcases the colorful pebbles at the bottom of the stream.
Synonyms
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A quality that lets light through but hides clear shapes, like frosted glass
Letting some light pass while hiding a clear view of things behind
How much light passes through a material so you can see through it
The quality of letting light pass so you can partly see through something
The degree to which a material lets light pass through it
Antonyms
How Transparent
Surface Forms
Morphology
translucency = translucent (transparent) = translucent + cy
Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-cy' to the adjective 'translucent'; the meaning is directly derived from the adjective.
Etymology
Translucency comes from the parts trans- ('across') and luc- ('light'), the same root you see in lucid. So think 'light across' — light passes through but is scattered, which is why translucency describes materials that let in brightness but not clear shapes.