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1. (adj.) transparent
having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
2. transparent
admitting the passage of light through interstices.
3. transparent
so sheer as to permit light to pass through; diaphanous.
4. transparent
easily seen through, recognized, or detected:
transparent excuses.
5. transparent
easily understood; manifest; obvious.
6. transparent
candid; frank; open.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME < ML trānspārent-, s. of trānspārēns showing through, prp. of trānspārēre= L trāns-trans - +pārēre to appear; see -ent)
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1. (adj) crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent
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"
2. (adj) diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby
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"
3. (adj) guileless, transparent
free of deceit
4. (adj) transparent
easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety)
"a transparent explanation"; "a transparent lie"
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1. (adjective) transparent
that you can see through
a transparent panel
2. transparent
able to be seen or understood, not secret or complicated
a need to have a more transparent accounting system
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1. (adj) transparent
having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent diamond; -- opposed to opaque
2. (adj) transparent
admitting the passage of light; open; porous; as, a transparent veil
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Sense: able to be seen through
The box has a transparent lid.
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 Afrikaans: deurskynend |
 Arabic: شَفّاف |
 Bulgarian: прозрачен |
 Brazilian: transparente |
 Czech: průhledný |
 German: durchsichtig |
 Danish: gennemsigtig |
 Greek: διαφανής |
 Spanish: transparente |
 Estonian: läbipaistev |
 Farsi: ترا نما |
 Finnish: läpinäkyvä |
 French: transparent |
 Hebrew: שָׁקוּף |
 Hindi: पारदर्शक |
 Croatian: proziran, providan |
 Hungarian: átlátszó |
 Indonesian: tembus pandang |
 Icelandic: gagnsær |
 Italian: trasparente |
 Japanese: 透明な |
 Korean: 투명한 |
 Lithuanian: permatomas |
 Latvian: caurspīdīgs |
 Malay: lut sinar |
 Dutch: doorzichtig |
 Norwegian: gjennomsiktig, klar |
 Polish: przezroczysty |
 Persian: ترا نما |
 Pashto: روڼ، رڼا تیریدونکی |
 Portuguese: transparente |
 Romanian: transparent |
 Russian: прозрачный |
 Slovak: priehľadný |
 Slovenian: prozoren |
 Serbian: providan |
 Swedish: genomskinlig |
 Thai: ที่มองผ่านได้ง่าย |
 Turkish: saydam,şeffaf |
 Taiwanese: 透明的 |
 Ukrainian: прозорий |
 Urdu: شفاف |
 Vietnamese: có thể nhìn xuyên qua |
 Chinese: 透明的 |
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