TRANSLUCENCY Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

translucency

noun

tran(t)s-ˈlü-sᵊn(t)-sē

Definition of translucency

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 In designing the translucency of the ship, Cole tinkered in Photoshop, trying to balance the transparency. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025 There's more to Liquid Glass than translucency. — ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025 This design aligns directly with Apple’s Liquid Glass interface introduced in iOS 26, which emphasizes translucency, depth, and spatial-computing elements inspired by the Vision Pro. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025 Brands are getting more creative, which can lead to pieces in incredibly bright hues, prints, and even in some cases, translucency. — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 1 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for translucency

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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

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