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trans·par·ent  (trns-pârnt, -pr-)
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.
a. Easily seen through or detected; obvious: transparent lies.
b. Free from guile; candid or open: transparent sincerity.
5. Obsolete Shining through; luminous.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin trnsprns, trnsprent-, present participle of trnsprre, to show through : Latin trns-, trans- + Latin prre, to show.]

trans·parent·ly adv.

transparent
Adjective
1. able to be seen through; clear
2. easy to understand or recognize; obvious: transparent honesty [Latin trans- through + parere to appear]
transparently adv

transparent  (trns-pârnt)
Allowing radiation or matter to pass through with little or no resistance or diffusion. Compare opaquetranslucent See Note at glass.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.transparenttransparent - 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"
clear - allowing light to pass through; "clear water"; "clear plastic bags"; "clear glass"; "the air is clear and clean"
2.transparenttransparent - 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"
thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"
3.transparenttransparent - free of deceit
square, straight - characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"
4.transparenttransparent - easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety); "a transparent explanation"; "a transparent lie"
obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors"

transparent
adjective 2. frank, open, direct, straight, straightforward, candid, forthright, unequivocal, unambiguous, plain-spoken << OPPOSITE unclear
adjective 3. obvious, plain, apparent, visible, bold, patent, evident, distinct, explicit, easy, understandable, manifest, recognizable, unambiguous, undisguised, as plain as the nose on your face (informal) perspicuous << OPPOSITE uncertain
Translations
Spanish transparent [trænsˈpærnt] adjtransparente
French transparent [trænsˈpærnt] adjtransparent(e)
German transparent [trænsˈpærnt] adjdurchsichtig (fig) (= obvious); offensichtlich
Italian transparent [trænsˈpærnt] adjtrasparente

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On a large transparent sheet, compass and square in hand, he was copying what appeared to be a scale of some sort or other.
 
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