transparent
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- clear, crystalline, diaphanous, limpid, lucid, see-through, sheer, translucent
- plain, evident, explicit, manifest, obvious, patent, recognizable, unambiguous, undisguised

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Antonyms: opaque
Contrasted words: dark, smoky, cloudy, foggy hazy, misty, nubilous, muddy, turbid
Related Idioms: clear as glass (or crystal)
Related Words: crystal, crystalline, glassy, diaphanous, distinguishable, recognizable, articulate, distinct, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal

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English Thesaurus: clear, transparent, see-through, limpid, opaque, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

trans‧par‧ent /trænˈspærənt, -ˈspeər- $ -ˈspær-, -ˈsper-/ adjective
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: present participle of transparere 'to show through', from Latin parere 'to show']

1. if something is transparent, you can see through it Synonym : clear ⇒ opaque, translucent:
a transparent plastic container

2. formal language or information that is transparent is clear and easy to understand:
The way the system works will be transparent to the user.

3. a lie, excuse etc that is transparent does not deceive people
—transparently adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

transparent
adj.
VERBS be, look | become
ADV. extremely, very | completely, entirely, fully, perfectly, quite, totally They are so thin that they are quite transparent.
almost Her eyelids were blue and almost transparent.
fairly, rather, slightly

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

clear easy to see through, rather than coloured or dirty:
The table top is a piece of clear glass.
a clear liquid
The water was so clear that you could see down to the bottom of the lake.
transparent clear - used especially about materials and solid things. Transparent is a little more formal than clear:
Fill a transparent plastic bottle with water.
a piece of transparent film
Melt 2 ounces of butter in a large frying pan, and cook the onions until they are almost transparent.
see-through made of a very thin material that you can see through - used especially about women’s clothes:
She wore a black see-through dress.
limpid literary clear - used especially about water or other liquids . This is a very formal word which is used in novels and literature:
limpid pools
She gave her a golden flask of limpid olive oil.
opaque difficult to see through:
The shower has an opaque glass door.

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