as in transparency
the state or quality of being easily seen through
the translucency of a wine is easier to appreciate if it is served in uncolored glasses, preferably of fine crystal
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Recent Examples of translucency
Brands are getting more creative, which can lead to pieces in incredibly bright hues, prints, and even in some cases, translucency.
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 1 May 2025
Why Choose Porcelain? Dishes that are made of porcelain tend to have a more delicate look than other ceramics, partially because of their translucency.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Scruton did camera tests with a number of different fabrics, but few had the proper amount of translucency that would keep the structure itself visible.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
For privacy, the windows switch to opaque at the push of a button, offering a sliding scale of translucency settings in between.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2024
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Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 1 May 2025
Why Choose Porcelain? Dishes that are made of porcelain tend to have a more delicate look than other ceramics, partially because of their translucency.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2025
Scruton did camera tests with a number of different fabrics, but few had the proper amount of translucency that would keep the structure itself visible.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
For privacy, the windows switch to opaque at the push of a button, offering a sliding scale of translucency settings in between.
—New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for translucency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for translucency
Noun
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Schuhmann added that quantifying hand feel aligns better with brands’ and mills’ sustainability and transparency goals.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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As with the jellyfish and ctenophores, many of these lose their transparency at depth, becoming red over at least part of their bodies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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This interview has been edited for length and clarity.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
24 Sep. 2025
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While observing it, astronomers noticed a brief, one-time-only spike in brightness, possibly indicating a gamma-ray burst.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
22 Sep. 2025
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The truth is that subtleties of tonal range, not least brightness and contrast, can be adjusted by the corrector-in-chief.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Translucency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translucency. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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