transparent
adjective
[ tranˈspar(ə)nt ]
• (of a material or article) allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be distinctly seen.
• "transparent blue water"
Similar:
see-through,
clear,
translucent,
pellucid,
crystal clear,
crystalline,
limpid,
glassy,
glasslike,
liquid,
unclouded,
uncloudy,
transpicuous,
filmy,
gauzy,
fine,
sheer,
light,
lightweight,
thin,
flimsy,
diaphanous,
chiffony,
gossamer,
delicate,
• easy to perceive or detect.
• "the residents will see through any transparent attempt to buy their votes"
Similar:
obvious,
explicit,
unambiguous,
unequivocal,
clear,
lucid,
straightforward,
plain,
apparent,
unmistakable,
manifest,
conspicuous,
patent,
indisputable,
self-evident,
transpicuous,
blatant,
flagrant,
undisguised,
unconcealed,
barefaced,
glaring,
shameless,
brazen,
bold,
visible,
noticeable,
recognizable,
distinct,
evident,
perceptible,
discernible,
palpable,
arrant,
• (of a process or interface) functioning without the user being aware of its presence.
• transmitting heat or other radiation without distortion.
• "CFCs and water vapour are virtually transparent to incoming short-wave solar radiation"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French, from medieval Latin transparent- ‘shining through’, from Latin transparere, from trans- ‘through’ + parere ‘appear’.
