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translucent

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /tɹænzˈluː.sənt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /tɹænzˈlu.sənt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AE0 N S L UW1 S AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Near-synonym: semitransparent

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: semitransparent

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Clear, lucid, or transparent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: often

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Something that is translucent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

allowing light to pass through diffusely

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • translucent amber
  • semitransparent curtains at the windows

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: semitransparent

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *lewk- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *lowkéyeti Proto-Italic *loukeō 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.

Across languages

Translations

70 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: прозиращ (prozirašt) — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Bulgarian: полупрозрачен (poluprozračen) — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Catalan: translúcid — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Chinese Mandarin: 半透明 (bàntòumíng) — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Czech: průsvitný — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Dutch: doorschijnend — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Dutch: lichtdoorlatend — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Dutch: verstrooiend — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Esperanto: diafana — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Finnish: läpikuultava — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • French: translucide — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Galician: translúcido — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • German: lichtdurchlässig — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • German: transparent — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • German: transluzent — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Greek: ημιδιαφανής (imidiafanís) — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Ancient Greek: διαυγής (diaugḗs) — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Gujarati: અર્ધપારદર્શક (ardhapārdarśak) — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Hungarian: áttetsző — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Italian: traslucido — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Japanese: 半透明な (hantōmei-na) — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Korean: 반투명(半透明)한 (bantumyeonghan) — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Northern Kurdish: nîvçezelal — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Northern Kurdish: nîvçeron — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Luxembourgish: transparent — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Macedonian: полупроѕирен (poluprodziren) — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Malay: lutcahaya — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Māori: whakatiaho — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Māori: kōrahirahi — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Piedmontese: tralusent — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Polish: przeświecający — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Polish: półprzezroczysty — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Portuguese: translúcido — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Portuguese: diáfano — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Russian: просве́чивающий (prosvéčivajuščij) — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Russian: полупрозра́чный (poluprozráčnyj) — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Scottish Gaelic: trìd-shoillseach — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Spanish: translúcido — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Spanish: transluciente — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Tagalog: nganinagin — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Tagalog: nanganganinag — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Tagalog: mainag — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Thai: โปร่งแสง — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Turkish: buzlu — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Turkish: yarı saydam — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Turkish: yarı şeffaf — allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it
  • Catalan: translúcid — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 清楚 (qīngchu) — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 透明 (tòumíng) — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Czech: průsvitný — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Finnish: läpikuultava — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Finnish: kirkas — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • German: luzid — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Greek: διαφανής (diafanís) — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Greek: διαυγής (diavgís) — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Ancient Greek: διαφανής (diaphanḗs) — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Japanese: 澄んだ (sunda) — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Luxembourgish: transparent — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Māori: kōrahirahi — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Piedmontese: tralusent — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Polish: jasny — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Polish: przejrzysty — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Portuguese: claro — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Russian: прозра́чный (prozráčnyj) — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Russian: я́сный (jásnyj) — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Scottish Gaelic: trìd-shoillseach — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Spanish: claro — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Turkish: saydam — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Turkish: şeffaf — clear, lucid, or transparent
  • Ottoman Turkish: شفاف (şeffaf) — clear, lucid, or transparent
Real reading context

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