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