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say it: tran-SPER-uhnt
transparent is an adjective meaning "transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity". It carries 4 recorded senses.
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”
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”
easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety)
“a transparent explanation”
“a transparent lie”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for transparent come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.