semitransparent

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adjective

Allowing some visibility but partially clouded or obscured; transparent in some portions but not others; translucent.

“The fogged window was only semitransparent and I could only dimly make out the figures.”

Similar
translucentclear
OriginEnglish transparent ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi →
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Meanings

adjectivesemitransparent (comparative more semitransparent, superlative most semitransparent)

comparative more semitransparent · superlative most semitransparent

  1. Allowing some visibility but partially clouded or obscured; transparent in some portions but not others; translucent.

    The fogged window was only semitransparent and I could only dimly make out the figures.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveallowing light to pass through diffusely

Similar
translucentclear
Also see
cleartranslucent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishtransparent
  6. Englishsemitransparent

From semi- + transparent.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian полупрозра́чен
  • полупрозра́чен (poluprozráčen)allowing some visibility but clouded
Chinese Mandarin 半透明
  • 半透明 (bàntòumíng)allowing some visibility but clouded
Finnish läpikuultava
  • läpikuultavaallowing some visibility but clouded
Greek ημιδιαφανής
  • ημιδιαφανής (imidiafanís)allowing some visibility but clouded
Italian semidiafano
  • semidiafanoallowing some visibility but clouded
Japanese 半透明
  • 半透明 (hantōmei)allowing some visibility but clouded
Korean 반투명
  • 반투명 (bantumyeong)allowing some visibility but clouded
Polish półprzezroczysty, półprzeźroczysty
  • półprzezroczystyallowing some visibility but clouded
  • półprzeźroczystyallowing some visibility but clouded
Russian полупрозра́чный
  • полупрозра́чный (poluprozráčnyj)allowing some visibility but clouded
Spanish semitransparente
  • semitransparenteallowing some visibility but clouded
Ukrainian напівпрозо́рий
  • напівпрозо́рий (napivprozóryj)allowing some visibility but clouded
Cite this entry
APA

semitransparent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitransparent

MLA

“semitransparent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitransparent. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semitransparent,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semitransparent.

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