transparent

Speech parts

1. transparent - Adjective

2. transparent - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent diamond; -- opposed to opaque.

Admitting the passage of light; open; porous; as, a transparent veil.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

limpid diaphanous clear lucid pellucid see-through crystal clear apparent obvious crystalline translucent frank open gossamer plain
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Antonyms

obscure opaque misty complex difficult dark
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Phrases with the word

transparent fluid transparent fibre transparent strand transparent adhesive tape transparent plastic transparent container

Examples

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

I wish that every human life might be pure transparent freedom. Simone de Beauvoir

Government must be a transparent garment which tightly clings to the people's body. Georg Büchner

Eyes so transparent that through them one sees the lucent soul. Théophile Gautier

It is generally admitted that the most beautiful qualities of a color are in its transparent state, applied over a white ground with the light shining through the color. Maxfield Parrish

Man's eyelids are transparent. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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