transparent

(trăns-pâr'ənt, -păr'-)
adj.

1. Capable of transmitting light so that objects or images can be seen as if there were no intervening material. See synonyms at clear.
2. Permeable to electromagnetic radiation of specified frequencies, as to visible light or radio waves.
3. So fine in texture that it can be seen through; sheer. See synonyms at airy.
4. 1. Easily seen through or detected; obvious: transparent lies.
   2. Free from guile; candid or open: transparent sincerity.
5. Obsolete. Shining through; luminous.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārent-, present participle of trānspārēre, to show through : Latin trāns-, trans- + Latin pārēre, to show.]

transparently trans·par'ent·ly adv.

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is the general word used to describe anything through which light can pass, so that what is on the other side is visible, as distinct from translucent, which denotes passage of light but not necessarily visibility (as with frosted glass, for example). Transparent also has figurative senses relating to mental comprehension rather than physical vision (e.g. Their intentions were transparent) and to political openness and accessibility to public scrutiny. The derivative noun is transparency.

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(1) Refers to a change in hardware or software that, after installation, causes no noticeable change in operation. Also known as "feature transparency." Contrast with "seamless integration," which means that an additional component to the system can be added without incurring any problems.

(2) A part of an image or application window that takes on the color of whatever is beneath such as the desktop background. See transparency.

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Characteristic of paper that is thin enough for an image printed on the reverse side or lying below to show through; also called show-through. See also tissue overlay.

adjective

1. Free from what obscures or dims: clear, crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid, see-through. See clear/unclear, touch/not touch.
2. Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen: clear, crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid, see-through, translucent. See clear/unclear.
3. So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film: aerial, aery, airy, diaphanous, ethereal, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, gossamery, sheer², vaporous, vapory. See thick/thin.

adj

Definition: obvious, understandable
Antonyms: cloudy, questionable, unclear, unintelligible, vague

adj

Definition: see-through
Antonyms: blocked, cloudy, dark, opaque

IN BRIEF: Easily understood or seen through. Also: So thin as for light to pass through.

I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom. — Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986)

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transmitting light with little scattering or diffusion so that objects beyond the transparent material can be clearly distinguished. The term can be used in appropriate circumstances to indicate materials allowing the passage of other electromagnetic, particulate, or sonic radiation without disturbance. Compare translucent.
—transparency n.

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Permitting the passage of rays of light so that objects may be seen through the substance.

• t. overlay technique — imposing different sets of data on a basic map by a succession of transparent acetate overlays.

For a list of words related to transparent, see:

• Giving, Trusting, Innocent, or Generous

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gennemsigtig, transparent, åbenlys, oplagt, klar, gennemskuelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
doorzichtig, duidelijk

Français (French)
adj. - (lit, fig) transparent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - durchsichtig, transparent, klar, offenkundig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - διαφανής, διαυγής, φανερός, καθαρός, (μτφ.) άδολος, σαφής, εύληπτος

Italiano (Italian)
trasparente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - claro, transparente, evidente

Русский (Russian)
прозрачный, очевидный, явный, откровенный, ясный, (арх.) пронизывающий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - transparente, claro

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - genomsynlig, genomskinlig, öppen, rättfram, ärlig, klar, tydlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
透明的, 明晰的, 显然的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 透明的, 明晰的, 顯然的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 투명한, 비쳐 보이는, 솔직한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 透明な, 透けて見える, 平明な, わかりやすい, 率直な, 見え透いた, 紛れもない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) واضح جلي, شفاف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שקוף, חדיר לאור, ברור, פשוט, נהיר‬

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