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
For privacy, the windows switch to opaque at the push of a button, offering a sliding scale of translucency settings in between.
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New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2024
Once researchers wash off the dye, the mice lost their translucency and the dye is excreted through urine, according to the university site's description of the study.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
With light-medium to medium-full coverage, the pigments are suspended within the balmy base for a translucency that allows light through yet diffuses discoloration—like looking through multiple layers of mesh.
—Katie Becker, Vogue, 4 May 2024
As Harry Caul’s surname suggests, there’s something newborn and blank about him, an idea that’s echoed in the strange, membrane-like translucency of his raincoat.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
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New Atlas, 8 Sep. 2024
Once researchers wash off the dye, the mice lost their translucency and the dye is excreted through urine, according to the university site's description of the study.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
With light-medium to medium-full coverage, the pigments are suspended within the balmy base for a translucency that allows light through yet diffuses discoloration—like looking through multiple layers of mesh.
—Katie Becker, Vogue, 4 May 2024
As Harry Caul’s surname suggests, there’s something newborn and blank about him, an idea that’s echoed in the strange, membrane-like translucency of his raincoat.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Apr. 2024
See All Example Sentences for translucency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for translucency
Noun
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Tens of thousands of abrupt firings of federal workers lacked transparency and explanations, sparked a backlash, and led to reversals by DOGE itself and the courts.—
Leonard Gilroy,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 June 2025
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Becoming a public company is significant in terms of enhancing trust, transparency, and accountability.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
5 June 2025
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By Friday, Marines had been deployed in Los Angeles, with little clarity on whether their guns contained live rounds and under what circumstances they were authorized to fire.—
Anita Chabria,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2025
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When an online influencer offers a sense of clarity, Roger dives headfirst into a digital echo chamber in search of meaning and validation.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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This is enough brightness, potentially, to leave the M2 Pro watchable in rooms that aren’t completely blacked out – another handy lifestyle touch.—
John Archer,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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This contrasts with a more standard black hole that typically acquires its material and energy unpredictably, resulting in irregular brightness fluctuations.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
4 June 2025
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“Translucency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/translucency. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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