-nt adjective
Etymology: Latin translucent-, translucens, present participle of translucēre to shine through, from trans- + lucēre to shine — more at light
1. : shining or glowing through : penetrating , luminous
the translucent rays of the sun
2.
a. : transparent
materials used … for making windows or other translucent objects — Notes & Queries on Anthropology
the water was translucent , and I could readily watch from … the canoe what was going on — V.G.Heiser
b. : readily perceptible : clear , lucid
his way of teaching, his translucent exposition — H.O.Taylor
an interpretation … amazingly delicate and translucent — C.G.Poore
the early piano is beautifully translucent throughout its compass — Robert Donington
3. : admitting and diffusing light so that objects beyond cannot be clearly distinguished : partly transparent
nothing could penetrate them except in the limited way that light penetrated translucent substances — Lewis Mumford
the translucent skin showing the radiant rose beneath — W.H.Hudson †1922
translucent amber — Elinor Wylie
Synonyms: see clear