translucid

[ trans-loo-sid, tranz- ]

adjective

1. translucent.

Word History and Origins

Origin of translucid¹

First recorded in 1620–30, translucid is from the Latin word trānslūcidus clear, transparent. See trans-, lucid

Example Sentences

To optimize the look of Spider-Byte, a spider person who fights crime in a cyberspace multiverse and appears translucid, the filmmakers explored current techniques that are right on the cusp of creating three-dimensional holograms in real time.

From New York Times

Background characters are presented as translucid entities reinforcing the idea that most of us, trapped in routinary hells, are already ghosts.

From Los Angeles Times

Occupations She is a comic book writer whose works include “Translucid,” and an author of “The Amory Wars” book series.

From New York Times

In his mind he plunges into the watery graveyard of the Atlantic: “He sees himself as bone powder transforming into seaweed and rusty chain links. He sees skulls sheltering translucid fish.”

From New York Times

Even if there were snickers for the official descriptive — “like an immense leaf undulating at the level of the tree tops, a fluid, light and translucid envelope” — approval outweighed disapproval, at least among its inexpert visitors.

From New York Times

Related Words

• crystalline
• luminous
• see-through