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T R AE0 N S P EH1 R AH0 N T
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See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
Of a graphical image or animated GIF, having parts that allow the background to show through.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, graphic-design
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Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
His reasons for the decision were transparent. I love playing poker with Steve, because he's so transparent.
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Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences, signal-processing
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Not noticeable because it happens automatically or in the background; invisible.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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Something that is transparent.
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A transgender or transsexual parent.
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Usage: nonstandard
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adjective satellite
Meaning 9
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
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
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Synonyms: crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 10
easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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a transparent explanation a transparent lie
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adjective satellite
Meaning 11
free of deceit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: guileless
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adjective satellite
Meaning 12
so thin as to transmit light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
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
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Synonyms: diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby
Antonyms: none provided
Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans + pareō. Displaced native Old English þurhsīene.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh2-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh2t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h2n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English parent English transparent From trans- (“transgender or transsexual”) + parent.
Across languages
Translations 168 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian :
tejdukshëm
— see-through, clear
Arabic :
شَفَّاف
(šaffāf)
— see-through, clear
Armenian :
թափանցիկ
(tʻapʻancʻik)
— see-through, clear
Asturian :
tresparente
— see-through, clear
Azerbaijani :
şəffaf
— see-through, clear
Belarusian :
празры́сты
(prazrýsty)
— see-through, clear
Central Bikol :
silag
— see-through, clear
Bulgarian :
прозра́чен
(prozráčen)
— see-through, clear
Catalan :
transparent
— see-through, clear
Chinese Mandarin :
透明
(tòumíng)
— see-through, clear
Czech :
průhledný
— see-through, clear
Danish :
transparent
— see-through, clear
Danish :
gennemsigtig
— see-through, clear
Danish :
klar
— see-through, clear
Dutch :
doorzichtig
— see-through, clear
Dutch :
transparant
— see-through, clear
Esperanto :
travidebla
— see-through, clear
Finnish :
läpinäkyvä
— see-through, clear
French :
transparent
— see-through, clear
Galician :
transparente
— see-through, clear
Georgian :
გამჭვირვალე
(gamč̣virvale)
— see-through, clear
German :
durchsichtig
— see-through, clear
German :
transparent
— see-through, clear
Greek :
διαφανής
(diafanís)
— see-through, clear
Ancient Greek :
διαφανής
(diaphanḗs)
— see-through, clear
Gujarati :
પારદર્શક
(pārdarśak)
— see-through, clear
Hebrew :
שָׁקוּף
(shakúf)
— see-through, clear
Hindi :
पारदर्शक
(pārdarśak)
— see-through, clear
Hindi :
पारदर्शी
(pārdarśī)
— see-through, clear
Hindi :
स्वच्छ
(svacch)
— see-through, clear
Hindi :
शुद्ध
(śuddh)
— see-through, clear
Hungarian :
átlátszó
— see-through, clear
Icelandic :
gagnsær
— see-through, clear
Icelandic :
gegnsær
— see-through, clear
Indonesian :
tembus pandang
— see-through, clear
Indonesian :
bening
— see-through, clear
Indonesian :
transparan
— see-through, clear
Ingrian :
kirkas
— see-through, clear
Irish :
gléineach
— see-through, clear
Irish :
trédhearcach
— see-through, clear
Italian :
trasparente
— see-through, clear
Japanese :
透明
(tōmei)
— see-through, clear
Kazakh :
мөлдір
(möldır)
— see-through, clear
Korean :
투명하다
(tumyeonghada)
— see-through, clear
Northern Kurdish :
zelal
— see-through, clear
Latin :
pellūcidus
— see-through, clear
Latin :
speculārius
— see-through, clear
Latvian :
caurspīdīgs
— see-through, clear
Latvian :
caurredzams
— see-through, clear
Latvian :
transparents
— see-through, clear
Lithuanian :
permatomas
— see-through, clear
Luxembourgish :
duerchsiichteg
— see-through, clear
Macedonian :
прозрачен
(prozračen)
— see-through, clear
Macedonian :
проѕирен
(prodziren)
— see-through, clear
Malay :
lutsinar
— see-through, clear
Māori :
puata
— see-through, clear
Marathi :
पारदर्शक
(pārdarśak)
— see-through, clear
Marathi :
पारदर्शी
(pārdarśī)
— see-through, clear
Marathi :
स्वच्छ
(svaccha)
— see-through, clear
Marathi :
शुद्ध
(śuddha)
— see-through, clear
Norman :
transpathent
— see-through, clear
Norwegian :
gjennomsiktig
— see-through, clear
Norwegian :
transparent
— see-through, clear
Occitan :
transparent
— see-through, clear
Old English :
þurhsīene
— see-through, clear
Plautdietsch :
derchsechtich
— see-through, clear
Polish :
przezroczysty
— see-through, clear
Polish :
przejrzysty
— see-through, clear
Polish :
ażurowy
— see-through, clear
Polish :
bezbarwny
— see-through, clear
Portuguese :
transparente
— see-through, clear
Punjabi :
ਪਾਰਦਰਸ਼ੀ
(pārdaraśī)
— see-through, clear
Punjabi :
ਪਾਰਦਰਸ਼ਕ
(pārdaraśak)
— see-through, clear
Romanian :
transparent
— see-through, clear
Romanian :
străveziu
— see-through, clear
Russian :
прозра́чный
(prozráčnyj)
— see-through, clear
Scottish Gaelic :
trìd-shoilleir
— see-through, clear
Scottish Gaelic :
so-lèirsinneach
— see-through, clear
Serbo-Croatian :
прозиран
— see-through, clear
Serbo-Croatian :
proziran
— see-through, clear
Slovak :
priehľadný
— see-through, clear
Slovene :
prozoren
— see-through, clear
Slovene :
prosojen
— see-through, clear
Spanish :
transparente
— see-through, clear
Swedish :
transparent
— see-through, clear
Swedish :
genomskinlig
— see-through, clear
Thai :
ใส
(sǎi)
— see-through, clear
Thai :
โปร่งใส
(bpròong-sǎi)
— see-through, clear
Turkish :
şeffaf
— see-through, clear
Turkish :
saydam
— see-through, clear
Turkish :
transparan
— see-through, clear
Ottoman Turkish :
شفاف
(şeffaf)
— see-through, clear
Ukrainian :
прозо́рий
(prozóryj)
— see-through, clear
Vietnamese :
trong suốt
— see-through, clear
Volapük :
dulogamovik
— see-through, clear
Welsh :
tryloyw
— see-through, clear
Armenian :
թափանցիկ
(tʻapʻancʻik)
— open, publicly visible
Chinese Mandarin :
公開 /公开
(gōngkāi)
— open, publicly visible
Czech :
průhledný
— open, publicly visible
Czech :
transparentní
— open, publicly visible
Danish :
gennemskuelig
— open, publicly visible
Finnish :
läpinäkyvä
— open, publicly visible
French :
transparent
— open, publicly visible
German :
transparent
— open, publicly visible
Hebrew :
שקוף
(shaqúf)
— open, publicly visible
Hindi :
खुला
(khulā)
— open, publicly visible
Hungarian :
transzparens
— open, publicly visible
Hungarian :
átlátható
— open, publicly visible
Japanese :
透明
(tōmei)
— open, publicly visible
Japanese :
可視化
(kashi ka)
— open, publicly visible
Luxembourgish :
transparent
— open, publicly visible
Malay :
telus
— open, publicly visible
Marathi :
खुले
(khule)
— open, publicly visible
Norman :
transpathent
— open, publicly visible
Norwegian :
gjennomsynlig
— open, publicly visible
Norwegian :
gjennomskuelig
— open, publicly visible
Polish :
otwarty
— open, publicly visible
Polish :
transparentny
— open, publicly visible
Portuguese :
transparente
— open, publicly visible
Romanian :
transparent
— open, publicly visible
Russian :
прозра́чный
(prozráčnyj)
— open, publicly visible
Scottish Gaelic :
trìd-shoilleir
— open, publicly visible
Slovene :
transparenten
— open, publicly visible
Spanish :
transparente
— open, publicly visible
Tagalog :
aninagin
— open, publicly visible
Tagalog :
naaaninag
— open, publicly visible
Ukrainian :
прозо́рий
(prozóryj)
— open, publicly visible
Asturian :
tresparente
— obvious
Bulgarian :
явен
(javen)
— obvious
Bulgarian :
очевиден
(očeviden)
— obvious
Chinese Mandarin :
明顯 /明显
(míngxiǎn)
— obvious
Czech :
zřejmý
— obvious
Czech :
zřetelný
— obvious
Danish :
åbenbar
— obvious
Danish :
klar
— obvious
Danish :
oplagt
— obvious
Esperanto :
malkaŝema
— obvious
Finnish :
läpinäkyvä
— obvious
Finnish :
ilmeinen
— obvious
French :
transparent
— obvious
Galician :
transparente
— obvious
German :
erkennbar
— obvious
Hebrew :
גְּלוּי
(galúi)
— obvious
Hungarian :
átlátható
— obvious
Hungarian :
világos
— obvious
Irish :
follasach
— obvious
Irish :
trédhearcach
— obvious
Japanese :
明らか
(akiraka)
— obvious
Luxembourgish :
transparent
— obvious
Norman :
transpathent
— obvious
Norwegian :
opplagt
— obvious
Norwegian :
åpenbar
— obvious
Polish :
jasny
— obvious
Polish :
oczywisty
— obvious
Portuguese :
transparente
— obvious
Portuguese :
óbvio
— obvious
Portuguese :
claro
— obvious
Romanian :
clar
— obvious
Romanian :
evident
— obvious
Romanian :
limpede
— obvious
Romanian :
vădit
— obvious
Russian :
прозра́чный
(prozráčnyj)
— obvious
Russian :
я́сный
(jásnyj)
— obvious
Russian :
очеви́дный
(očevídnyj)
— obvious
Scottish Gaelic :
trìd-shoilleir
— obvious
Spanish :
transparente
— obvious
Swedish :
genomskinlig
— obvious
Volapük :
klülabik
— obvious
