translucently
Letting light through
In a manner that allows light to pass through diffusely, without full transparency: The jellyfish drifted translucently through the dark water.
The word describes how something appears or behaves when it has that quality of partial see-through-ness—glowing softly rather than being fully clear or fully opaque.
Absolute; also diaphanous
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- filmyThin and translucent
- wispyThin and insubstantial
gauzy · veiled · softly · faintly · subtly · thinly · lightly · barely
Allowing light through
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- pellucidTransparently clear
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- glassySmooth and shiny
limpid · clear · unclouded · unobscured · lucid · crystalline · vitreous · hyaline
Resembling a specter
- spectrallyIn phantom-like manner
- vaporousLike a gas, diffuse
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- hauntinglyIn a persistently unsettling way
spiritually · luminously · glowingly · radiantly · shimmeringly · iridescently · moonlit · dreamily
sheer
Absolute; also diaphanous
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- diaphanousDelicately translucent
- filmyThin and translucent
wispy · gauzy · veiled · softly · faintly · subtly · thinly · lightly · barely · dimly
transparent
Allowing light through
- see-throughAllowing vision through
- pellucidTransparently clear
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
glassy · limpid · clear · unclouded · unobscured · lucid · crystalline · vitreous · hyaline · transparently
ghostly
Resembling a specter
- spectrallyIn phantom-like manner
- vaporousLike a gas, diffuse
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
hauntingly · spiritually · luminously · glowingly · radiantly · shimmeringly · iridescently · moonlit · dreamily
translucentlyopaquely
Without letting light pass
solidly · impenetrably · densely · thickly · impermeably
- translucent glassPartially transparent glazing
- translucent powderSheer cosmetic for setting