11 definitions found for transparent

Transparent TRANSPA'RENT, a. [L. trans and pareo, to appear.]
1. 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 opake.
2. Admitting the passage of light; open porous; as a transparent vail.

transparent adj 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" [syn: 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" [syn: diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby] 3: free of deceit [syn: guileless, transparent] 4: easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety); "a transparent explanation"; "a transparent lie"

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transparent adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin transparent-, transparens, present participle of transparēre to show through, from Latin trans- + parēre to show oneself Date: 15th century 1. a. (1) having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly ; pellucid (2) allowing the passage of a specified form of radiation (as X-rays or ultraviolet light) b. fine or sheer enough to be seen through ; diaphanous 2. a. free from pretense or deceit ; frank b. easily detected or seen through ; obvious c. readily understood d. characterized by visibility or accessibility of information especially concerning business practices Synonyms: see clear • transparently adverb • transparentness noun

transparent
adj.
1 allowing light to pass through so that bodies can be distinctly seen (cf. TRANSLUCENT).
2 a (of a disguise, pretext, etc.) easily seen through. b (of a motive, quality, etc.) easily discerned; evident; obvious.
3 (of a person etc.) easily understood; frank; open.
4 Physics transmitting heat or other electromagnetic rays without distortion.
Derivatives:
transparently adv. transparentness n.
Etymology: ME f. OF f. med.L transparens f. L transparere shine through (as TRANS-, parere appear)

transparent 1. If an object or substance is transparent, you can see through it. ...a sheet of transparent coloured plastic... ADJ 2. If a situation, system, or activity is transparent, it is easily understood or recognized. The company has to make its accounts and operations as transparent as possible. ADJ • transparently The system was clearly not functioning smoothly or transparently... ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj 3. You use transparent to describe a statement or action that is obviously dishonest or wrong, and that you think will not deceive people. He thought he could fool people with transparent deceptions. ADJ • transparently To force this agreement on the nation is transparently wrong... ADV: ADV adj

transparent trænsˈpɛərənt adj. 1 allowing light to pass through so that bodies can be distinctly seen (cf. TRANSLUCENT). 2 a (of a disguise, pretext, etc.) easily seen through. b (of a motive, quality, etc.) easily discerned; evident; obvious. 3 (of a person etc.) easily understood; frank; open. 4 Physics transmitting heat or other electromagnetic rays without distortion. øøtransparently adv. transparentness n. [ME f. OF f. med.L transparens f. L transparere shine through (as TRANS-, parere appear)]

Transparent Trans*par"ent, a. [F., from LL. transparens, -entis, p. pr. of transparere to be transparent; L. trans across, through + parere to appear. See Appear.] 1. 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. ``Transparent elemental air.'' --Milton. 2. Admitting the passage of light; open; porous; as, a transparent veil. --Dryden. Syn: Translucent; pellucid; clear; bright; limpid; lucid; diaphanous. See Translucent. -- Trans*par"ent*ly, adv. -- Trans*par"ent*ness, n.

transparent a. 1. Clear, lucid, bright, limpid, crystalline, transpicuous, translucent, that may be seen through. 2. Open, porous, transpicuous. 3. Clear, lucid, open, perspicuous, transpicuous.

transparent trænsˈpɛərənt adj. 1 (crystal) clear, pellucid, diaphanous, see-through, limpid, crystalline, sheer, transpicuous: I want completely transparent glass in this window, instead of that frosted glass. 2 plain, apparent, obvious, evident, unambiguous, patent, manifest, unmistakable or unmistakeable, (crystal) clear, as plain as day, as plain as the nose on (one's) face, undisguised, recognizable, understandable, transpicuous: The origin of many English words is transparent because of their spelling. 3 candid, open, frank, plain-spoken, direct, unambiguous, unequivocal, straightforward, ingenuous, forthright, above-board, artless, guileless, simple, naìve, undissembling, Colloq on the level, upfront: His transparent honesty makes Clive unsuited to a career in diplomacy.

106 Moby Thesaurus words for "transparent": apparent, articulate, artless, bluff, blunt, broad, brusque, candid, clean-cut, clear, clear as crystal, clear as day, clear as glass, clear-cut, cloudless, coherent, connected, consistent, crisp, crystal, crystal-clear, crystalline, defined, definite, diaphane, diaphanous, direct, distinct, distinguishable, downright, evident, explicit, express, filmy, flimsy, forthright, frank, frankhearted, free, free-speaking, free-spoken, free-tongued, gauzy, genuine, glassy, gossamer, gossamery, guileless, heart-to-heart, ingenuous, light, light-pervious, lightish, lightsome, limpid, loud and clear, lucent, lucid, luculent, luminous, manifest, naive, nonopaque, obvious, on the level, open, openhearted, outspoken, patent, peekaboo, pellucid, perspicuous, plain, plain-spoken, recognizable, relucent, revealing, round, see-through, serene, sheer, simple, sincere, straight, straight-out, straightforward, thin, translucent, translucid, transpicuous, unambiguous, unchecked, unclouded, unconfused, unconstrained, understandable, undisguised, undissembling, unequivocal, unguarded, univocal, unmistakable, unobscured, unreserved, unrestrained, well-defined