semitranslucent

Definition of semitranslucentnext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for semitranslucent
Adjective
  • There’s a Mooi wallcovering where extinct animals hide within jungle fauna in one and a freestanding Aura by Antoniolupi sink that glows translucent yellow in the other.
    Sandra Barrera, Oc Register, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The large rolls of paper were shipped to a production factory in Spain, where the world’s first brown translucent rolling papers were cut and placed into packs.
    Steve Bloom, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Follow that up with a coat of protective finish, such as General Finishes Outdoor Oil, or a semitransparent exterior stain.
    Daniel Modlin, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Or the hundreds of husks left on the ground, brown, semitransparent, upholding the shape of the life that had once been but was now gone?
    Yiyun Li, New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The rocks closest to the spray were white with rime, and a faint rainbow hung in the air, a diaphanous net catching color.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Apr. 2026
  • At the bottom of Hudson’s statuesque column dress, the same artistic landscape was embroidered onto semi-sheer black material, giving the floor-grazing hemline a diaphanous effect and showing off a glimpse of her towering stilettos.
    Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Twenty lucid dreamers, including Bark-Huss, spent multiple nights in the lab, trying to work out puzzles in their sleep.
    Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
  • The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims that the leader is lucid and exerting total control over the country that his office commands.
    Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • But the 6-foot-5 Dennis-Sutton’s potential and sheer agility are off the charts, at his size.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The format has its limitations, though — the most obvious for fans with an inclination to ship is the sheer inability to develop romantic relationships over the course of a season.
    Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 25 Apr. 2026
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“Semitranslucent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/semitranslucent. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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