semitranslucent

adjective

Definition of semitranslucentnext
as in translucent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for semitranslucent
  1. translucent
  2. semitransparent
  3. diaphanous
  4. lucid
  5. sheer
Adjective
  • Add the garlic and rosemary sprig and cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is translucent and carrots are beginning to soften, 5 to 8 minutes.
    Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Sardinia is ringed with coves lapped by translucent turquoise water, soft white sand beaches and some of the warmest swimming conditions in the region, as balmy as 80 degrees in summer.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of translucent
Adjective
  • Roccat Kone Pro Air Gaming Mouse for $30 ($50 off) With an ultralight design that features a semitransparent lighting scheme, this mouse is gorgeous, and its buttons are unbelievably snappy.
    Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023
  • While the base of the milky nails and milk bath nails manicures is a semitransparent white, the base of strawberry milk nails is a semitransparent pink that looks not bright but rather creamy due to a high white content.
    Melanie Paukner, Glamour, 31 Aug. 2023
Definition of semitransparent
Adjective
  • Then came Quan’s moving ballet, Beneath the Tides, set to Concert No. 1 by Camille Saint-Saëns, with House of Gilles’s stunning costumes: waist-cinching corsets with nothing beneath for the men and diaphanous midi dresses with flowing skirts for the women.
    Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Saying something freshly substantive about female desire while honoring the film’s defining spirit of vapid, diaphanous horniness is a tricky, potentially unworkable brief.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Sep. 2024
Definition of diaphanous
Adjective
  • With his understanding and lucid analysis of great-power politics, Hal, a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, offers invaluable insights to everyone committed to deterring aggression and maintaining peace.
    John Cornyn, TIME, 2 Oct. 2024
  • No wonder this piece came out sounding lucid as chamber music, as though each line had been teased apart and individually combed.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024
Definition of lucid
Adjective
  • The sheer scale of phones used in the study let the researchers correct individual bias by comparing the devices against each other.
    Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The sheer number of cyclists snarled traffic and prompted restrictions by the city's tourism-hungry officials, who had encouraged them to come.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of sheer
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Thesaurus Entries Near semitranslucent

semisolid

semitranslucent

semitransparent

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“Semitranslucent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semitranslucent. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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