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   Trans·par·ent

   /tran(t)ˈsperənt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a material or article) allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen: "transparent blue water" Similar see-throughcleartranslucentpellucidcrystal clearcrystallinelimpidglassyglasslikeliquiduncloudeduncloudyrare:transpicuousfilmygauzyfinesheerlightlightweightthinflimsysee-throughdiaphanouschiffonygossamerdelicateOpposite opaquecloudythickcoarse
   • ▪ easy to perceive or detect: "the residents will see through any transparent attempt to buy their votes" Similar obviousexplicitunambiguousunequivocalclearlucidstraightforwardplain(as) plain as the nose on your faceapparentunmistakablemanifestconspicuouspatentindisputableself-evidentrare:transpicuousblatantflagrantobviouspatentmanifestundisguisedunconcealedbarefacedglaringshamelessbrazenboldunmistakableclearplainvisiblenoticeablerecognizabledistinctevidentapparentperceptiblediscerniblepalpablearchaic:arrantOpposite obscureambiguous
   • ▪ having thoughts, feelings, or motives that are easily perceived: "you'd be no good at poker—you're too transparent"
   • ▪ (of an organization or its activities) open to public scrutiny: "if you had transparent government procurement, corruption would go away" Similar frankopencandidhonestdirectforthrightunreservedplain-spokenstraightstraightforwardingenuousinnocentguilelesssimpleartlessaccountableinformal:upfrontOpposite cunningsecretive
   • ▪ transmitting heat or other electromagnetic rays without distortion.
   • ▪ (of a process or interface) functioning without the user being aware of its presence.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin transparent- ‘shining through’, from Latin transparere, from trans- ‘through’ + parere ‘appear’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. transparentness noun

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