LUCENCY Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

lucency

noun

ˈlü-sᵊn(t)-sē

Definition of lucency

as in transparency

the state or quality of being easily seen through the lucency of the membrane

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Noun

The groups also argue such a lack of transparency could entrench the most powerful labs and models with open-source companies in the dark, and that Congress should be looped in as well.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Sep. 2026
For years, survivors and first responders – including many who were sickened from exposure to toxins in the air – have called for more transparency and demanded the release of the documents.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of transparency

Noun

Jordan Lyle out The Hurricanes on Thursday officially ruled out Jordan Lyle for Friday’s game against Stanford as the junior running back continues to await legal clarity following his August arrest.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
Will banning phones bring real-world clarity and connection to kids’ lives, or deprive them of one of their last routes to autonomy in a claustrophobic world?

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of clarity

Noun

While the telescope’s Galactic Bulge survey is designed to primarily search for microlensing events, Roman will also repeatedly measure the brightness of hundreds of millions of stars along the way.

— Thomas Fauchez, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2026
However, at infrared wavelengths the brightness of an object is dependent mostly on its size, allowing accurate determinations of the diameters of the 27 TNOs.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of brightness

Noun

Luxe Dominoes boxes are made from a single piece of acrylic that's heated, folded and then flame-polished to give the sets unique brilliance – treated more like glass than acrylic.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
Success doesn’t come from one‑time brilliance, but from repeatable processes.

— Alec Litowitz, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of brilliance

Noun

Howe’s first excursion into the Champions League stretched the squad to translucency, while executive churn, financial restrictions and then a summer of carnage in the transfer market have been challenges to overcome.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The studio’s bio-plastics are built from biopolymers such as agar and gelatin, with varying components used to control flexibility and translucency.

— Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of translucency

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