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semitransparent

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Allowing some visibility but partially clouded or obscured; transparent in some portions but not others; translucent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The fogged window was only semitransparent and I could only dimly make out the figures.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

allowing light to pass through diffusely

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • translucent amber
  • semitransparent curtains at the windows

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: translucent

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English transparent English semitransparent From semi- + transparent.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: полупрозра́чен (poluprozráčen) — allowing some visibility but clouded
  • Chinese Mandarin: 半透明 (bàntòumíng) — allowing some visibility but clouded
  • Finnish: läpikuultava — allowing some visibility but clouded
  • Greek: ημιδιαφανής (imidiafanís) — allowing some visibility but clouded
  • Italian: semidiafano — allowing some visibility but clouded
  • Japanese: 半透明 (hantōmei) — allowing some visibility but clouded
  • Korean: 반투명 (bantumyeong) — allowing some visibility but clouded
  • Polish: półprzezroczysty — allowing some visibility but clouded
  • Polish: półprzeźroczysty — allowing some visibility but clouded
  • Russian: полупрозра́чный (poluprozráčnyj) — allowing some visibility but clouded
  • Spanish: semitransparente — allowing some visibility but clouded
  • Ukrainian: напівпрозо́рий (napivprozóryj) — allowing some visibility but clouded