The word for today is…
translucent (adj) – Transmitting light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of distinct images.
Source : The Free Dictionary
Etymology : Look closely and you will see the same group of three letters in translucent and elucidate, letting the family relationship between the two words shine through. Both terms descend from the Latin word luc?re, meaning “to shine.” (Translucent is from luc?re plus trans-, which means “through.”) When you elucidate something, you make it clear by explaining it in a way that can be easily understood—you shed light on it. Luc?re is also the root of another bright and shining English word, lucid, which can mean either “bright with light” or “clear and easy to understand.”
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