translucence 1. Permitting light to pass through but diffusing it so that people, objects, etc., on the opposite side are not clearly visible: 'The frosted window glass in the door is translucent but not transparent. 2. Easily understandable; lucid: 'She gave us a translucent explanation.' 3. Clear; transparent: 'We could see that there was translu... Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1212/7