bleed-through
Shows the other side
Bleed-through is the unwanted visibility of something from the other side or underneath.
Ink on thin paper shows through to the reverse: The bleed-through from my marker ruined the next page.
In audio, bleed-through is sound leaking between tracks or channels.
The term extends to any situation where something meant to be separate seeps into view: There's some bleed-through from her personal life into her professional persona.
Spread through entirely
- seepFlow slowly through
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- pervadeSpread throughout completely
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
osmosis · saturate · soak · absorb · percolate · leach · filter · imbue
Unclear dirty mark
- blotMark left by spillage
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- spotMark or location
- smearSpread or defame
shadow · ghosting · offset · impression · mark · transfer · ink · feathering
Unwelcome involvement in affairs
- superimpositionLayering one element over another
- conflationMerging distinct concepts incorrectly
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- convergenceProcess of approaching sameness
blurring · intermingling · crosstalk · spillover · contamination · mixing · intrusion · leakage
Permitting diffused light passage
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
- thinSmall in diameter
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
film · tissue · gauze · vellum · tracing paper · onionskin · lightweight · delicate
permeate
Spread through entirely
- seepFlow slowly through
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- pervadeSpread throughout completely
diffuse · osmosis · saturate · soak · absorb · percolate · leach · filter · imbue · suffuse
smudge
Unclear dirty mark
- blotMark left by spillage
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- spotMark or location
smear · shadow · ghosting · offset · impression · mark · transfer · ink · feathering · spread
interference
Unwelcome involvement in affairs
- superimpositionLayering one element over another
- conflationMerging distinct concepts incorrectly
- entanglementState of being intertwined
convergence · blurring · intermingling · crosstalk · spillover · contamination · mixing · intrusion · leakage · crossover
translucent
Permitting diffused light passage
diaphanous · film · tissue · gauze · vellum · tracing paper · onionskin · lightweight · delicate
- markersmarker, markers, permanent marker, permanent markers, highlighter
- visual defectsblur, distortion, artifact, flaw, defect
- print defectsmisprint, typo, ink smear, blurry text, smudge
- consequencesconsequence, consequences, result, results, effect
bleed-throughopacity
Impermeability to light
full coverage · blockout · concealment · blocked · opaque
bleed-throughisolation
Complete separation from others
containment · sealing · impermeability · blockage · insulation
bleed-throughcontainment
Preventing hostile expansion
bounded · sealed · self-contained · impermeable · watertight
through, bleed, thorough, throughout, bleeding, bled, thoroughfare, throughway