translucent
adjective
[ tranzˈluːs(ə)nt ]
• (of a substance) allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through; semi-transparent.
• "her beautiful translucent skin"
Similar:
semi-transparent,
pellucid,
diaphanous,
colourless,
glassy,
glasslike,
gossamer,
clear,
crystalline,
see-through,
limpid,
transparent,
transpicuous,
translucid,
Origin:
late 16th century (in the Latin sense): from Latin translucent- ‘shining through’, from the verb translucere, from trans- ‘through’ + lucere ‘to shine’.
