Transcendence vs Translucent - What's the difference?
transcendence | translucent |
(countable) the act of surpassing usual limits
(uncountable) the state of being beyond the range of normal perception
(uncountable) the state of being free from the constraints of the material world, as in the case of a deity
superior excellence; supereminence
* A. V. G. Allen
Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.
* 1913 , , The Day of Days , ch. 1:
* 1921 , , Jill the Reckless , ch. 21:
Clear, lucid, or transparent.
* 1884 , Henry J. Ramsdell, Life and Public Services of Hon. James G. Blaine , Hubbard,
* 1904 , , The Club of Queer Trades , ch. 4:
* 1919 , , The Lords of the Wild , ch. 3:
As a noun transcendence
is (countable) the act of surpassing usual limits.As an adjective translucent is
allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.transcendence
English
Noun
- The Augustinian theology rests upon the transcendence of Deity at its controlling principle.
Antonyms
* immanencetranslucent
English
(wikipedia translucent)Adjective
(en adjective)- The window-panes, encrusted with perennial deposits of Atmosphere, were less transparent than translucent .
- On the windows of the nearer buildings the sun cast glittering beams, but further away a faint, translucent mist hid the city.
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- Mr. Blaine's powers and disposition shone resplendent. . . . the gavel in his practised hand, chiming in with varied tones that aptly enforced his words, from the sharp rat-tat-tat that recalled the House to decorum, to the vigorous thunder that actually drowned unparliamentary speech; rulings, repartee, translucent explanation flashing from his lips as quick as lighting.
- "I was startled at your not seeing it from the beginning. The man is a translucent liar and knave."
- [T]he sun was in its greatest splendor, and the air was absolutely translucent . The lake and the mountains sprang out, sharp and clear.