Meaning & Definition of Transparent in English
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Transparent
/trænspɛrənt/
adjective
1. Transmitting light
- Able to be seen through with clarity
- "The cold crystalline water of melted snow"
- "Crystal clear skies"
- "Could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool"
- "Lucid air"
- "A pellucid brook"
- "Transparent crystal"
synonym:
- crystalline,
- crystal clear,
- limpid,
- lucid,
- pellucid,
- transparent
2. So thin as to transmit light
- "A hat with a diaphanous veil"
- "Filmy wings of a moth"
- "Gauzy clouds of dandelion down"
- "Gossamer cobwebs"
- "Sheer silk stockings"
- "Transparent chiffon"
- "Vaporous silks"
synonym:
- diaphanous,
- filmy,
- gauzy,
- gauze-like,
- gossamer,
- see-through,
- sheer,
- transparent,
- vaporous,
- vapourous,
- cobwebby
3. Free of deceit
synonym:
- guileless,
- transparent
4. Easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety)
- "A transparent explanation"
- "A transparent lie"
synonym:
- transparent
Examples of using
This transparent liquid contains a sort of poison.