TRANSPARENT

crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent

(adjective) 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”

transparent

(adjective) easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety); “a transparent explanation”; “a transparent lie”

guileless, transparent

(adjective) free of deceit

diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

transparent (comparative more transparent, superlative most transparent)

(of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.

(of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.

Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

(signal processing) Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.

(computing) Not noticeable because it happens automatically or in the background; invisible.

Usage notes

• (see-through, clear): The term translucent is similar in meaning, but describes a material or object that diffuses light as it passes through. Looking through a transparent substance (such as a window), one can recognize objects on the other side. Looking through a translucent substance (such as frosted glass), one cannot see objects clearly, only light and shadow.

Synonyms

• (see-through, clear): see-through, diaphanous, clear, crystalline, limpid

• (obvious): apparent, clear, obvious

Antonyms

• (see-through, clear): opaque

• (obvious): obscure, opaque

• nontransparent

• non-transparent

Coordinate terms

• translucent

Source: Wiktionary

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Trans*par"ent, a. Etym: [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 Ant: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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