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Semitransparency

Imperfect or partial transparency.

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Clarity 76% connected

Clearness; brightness; splendor.

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Clearness 76% connected

The quality or state of being clear.

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Translucence 92% connected

Alt. of Translucency

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Translucency 92% connected

The quality or state of being translucent; clearness; partial transparency.

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionality noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Fertility noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Prolificacy noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Rankness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Richness noun · 85% connection

the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth; "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovel…

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Ability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment

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Accuracy noun · 84% connection

(mathematics) the number of significant figures given in a number; "the atomic clock enabled scientists to measure time with much grea…

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Adequacy noun · 84% connection

the quality of being sufficient for the end in view; "he questioned the sufficiency of human intelligence"

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Air noun · 84% connection

a distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing; "an air of mystery"; "the house had a neglected air"; "an atmosphe…

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Appearance noun · 84% connection

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

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Bad noun · 84% connection

that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency; "take the bad with the good"

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Believability noun · 84% connection

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

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Fenland noun · 84% connection

low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "th…

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Aberration noun · 78% connection

A partial alienation of reason.

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Abevacuation noun · 78% connection

A partial evacuation.

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Acrania noun · 78% connection

Partial or total absence of the skull.

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Action noun · 78% connection

An engagement between troops in war, whether on land or water; a battle; a fight; as, a general action, a partial action.

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Allomorph noun · 78% connection

A variety of pseudomorph which has undergone partial or complete change or substitution of material; -- thus limonite is frequently an…

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Anaesthesia noun · 78% connection

Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility produced by disease or by the inh…

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Apnoea noun · 78% connection

Partial privation or suspension of breath; suffocation.

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Belief noun · 78% connection

Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal…

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Bursar noun · 78% connection

A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his complete or partial support.

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Catalectic adjective · 78% connection

Incomplete; partial; not affecting the whole of a substance.

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Catholic adjective · 78% connection

Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as, catholic tastes.

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Consonant noun · 78% connection

A speech sound made by restricting the flow of air.

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Crizzel noun · 78% connection

A kind of roughness on the surface of glass, which clouds its transparency.

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