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transparent

trans·par·ent

transparent

 
 
pronunciation:
traenz pe rnt [or] traenz peI rnt
features:
Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: adjective
definition 1: permitting the passage of light and a clear view of objects on the other side.
 
synonyms:
clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid
antonyms:
dense, opaque
similar words:
crystalline, glassy, liquid
definition 2: thin and finely woven enough to see through, as fabric; sheer.
synonyms:
diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer
similar words:
airy, thin, translucent
definition 3: easily seen through or detected; obvious.
transparent flatteryher transparent motives
synonyms:
obvious
antonyms:
inscrutable, veiled
similar words:
apparent, clear-cut, discernible, distinct, evident, manifest, patent, perceptible, plain, unmistakable, visible
Word Combinations  About this feature
adverb + (adj.)transparent almost, completely, entirely, fully, more, nearly, perfectly, seemingly, utterly
(adj.)transparent + noun alizarin, attempt, barrier, blouse, blue, booth, bottle, bubble, canopy, coating, cobalt, color, container, cover, criterion, crystal, disk, dome, enamel, excuse, eyeball, fabric, fluid, framework, glass, glaze, glazing, globe, hull, ice, ink, latch, lens, lid, lie, light, manner, mask, material, medium, membrane, mineral, ochre, orange, overlay, oxide, paint, pane, panel, passage, pigment, plastic, ploy, radiation, red, roof, ruse, shadow, sheet, silk, skin, skirt, sky, sphere, stain, sunlight, surface, tape, tissue, tone, transparency, tube, veil, wall, wash, watercolor, wavelength, window, wing [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: transparently (adv.), transparentness (n.)