Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semitransparent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.61 in modern English

Syllables: semi-trans-par-ent
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English transparent English semitransparent From semi- + transparent.

Inflected Forms

more semitransparent (comparative) most semitransparent (superlative)

Synonyms

translucent

Questions

What does semitransparent mean?: Allowing some visibility but partially clouded or obscured; transparent in some portions but not others; translucent.
Where does semitransparent come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English transparent English semitransparent From semi- + transparent.

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