
Translucent
Visual Texture
Translucent materials can show texture while blurring details, giving a sense of depth.
Her translucent curtains showed the silhouette of the tree outside.
Collocation Use
Often paired with 'material', 'skin', or 'glass' to describe their quality.
She admired the delicate translucent material of her new scarf.
Mistaken for Transparent
Remember, 'translucent' lets light through but doesn't allow clear images, unlike 'transparent'.
The frost left the window translucent, obscuring the view.
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