Adjective: transparent tran'sper-unt [N. Amer], tran'spa-runt [Brit]
- Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
"transparent crystal";
- crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid
- So thin as to transmit light
"transparent chiffon";
- diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, vaporous, vapourous [Brit, non-standard], cobwebby, vapoury [Brit, Cdn], vapory [US]
- Free of deceit
"The transparent peasant turned with a sheepish grin";
- guileless
- Easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety)
"a transparent lie";
- transpicuous [rare]
See also: clear, obvious, square, straight, thin
Encyclopedia: Transparent