adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 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."

Adjective

1. 1
   allowing light to pass through diffusely wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

clearfrostedfrostytranslucent

Antonyms

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dense

Example

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

Etymology

From semi- + transparent.

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