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English adjective: transparent | |||
| 1. | transparent transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid | ||
| Similar | clear | ||
| Antonyms | opaque | ||
| 2. | transparent so thin as to transmit light | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, vaporous, vapourous | ||
| Similar | thin | ||
| Antonyms | thick | ||
| 3. | transparent free of deceit | ||
| Synonyms | guileless | ||
| Similar | square, straight | ||
| Antonyms | corrupt, crooked | ||
| 4. | transparent easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety) | ||
| Samples | A transparent explanation. A transparent lie. | ||
| Similar | obvious | ||
| Antonyms | unobvious | ||
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