transparentadjective
uk/trænˈspær.ənt/us/trænˈsper.ənt/transparent adjective (SEE THROUGH)
B2 If a substance or object is transparent, you can see through it very clearly:
Grow the bulbs in a transparent plastic box, so the children can see the roots growing.
Her blouse was practically transparent!
Compare
opaque
translucent
More examples
- The architects have made imaginative use of glass and transparent plastic.
- Frogs' eggs are covered in a sort of transparent jelly.
- The cornea is the transparent membrane that covers the front of the eye.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Transparent
- clear
- crystal
- crystal clear idiom
- crystalline
- densely
- diaphanous
- filmy
- impenetrable
- limpid
- opacity
- opaque
- see-through
- thin
- thinly
- translucent
- transparency
transparent adjective (OBVIOUS)
clear and easy to understand or recognize:
I think we should try to make the instructions more transparent.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Easy to understand
- (as) clear as day idiom
- accessible
- assimilate
- axiomatic
- clarity
- crystal
- crystal clear idiom
- explicit
- expressly
- graphic
- hang
- hang together
- incisive
- limpid
- loud
- sharp
- understandable
- undiluted
- unmistakable
- well defined
See more results »
transparent adjective (WITHOUT SECRETS)
open and honest, without secrets:
We are committed to being totally transparent about our charges.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Honesty, openness & sincerity
- (as) man to man idiom
- above board
- artless
- be on the level idiom
- bona fide
- bone
- in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulness idiom
- in good faith idiom
- integrity
- joke
- joking apart/aside idiom
- let's face it idiom 1
- nail
- skinny
- squeaky-clean
- stainless
- straight arrow idiom
- straight up idiom
- straightforward
- truly
See more results »