Adjective

(en adjective)

Allowing light to pass through, but diffusing it.

* 1913 , , The Day of Days , ch. 1:

The window-panes, encrusted with perennial deposits of Atmosphere, were less transparent than translucent .

* 1921 , , Jill the Reckless , ch. 21:

On the windows of the nearer buildings the sun cast glittering beams, but further away a faint, translucent mist hid the city.

Clear, lucid, or transparent.

* 1884 , Henry J. Ramsdell, Life and Public Services of Hon. James G. Blaine , Hubbard, pp. 105-106:

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.

* 1904 , , The Club of Queer Trades , ch. 4:

"I was startled at your not seeing it from the beginning. The man is a translucent liar and knave."

* 1919 , , The Lords of the Wild , ch. 3:

[T]he sun was in its greatest splendor, and the air was absolutely translucent . The lake and the mountains sprang out, sharp and clear.

Adjective

(fog) (er)

Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy

(figuratively) Confused, befuddled, etc.

* He was still foggy with sleep.

* {{quote-book

, year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter VI , passage=If she knew [a psychiatrist was] observing her son with a view to finding out if he was foggy between the ears, there would be umbrage on her part, or even dudgeon.}}