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transparent


 
  Grep  of  noun  transparent 
  transparent  gem 
  transparent  quartz 
  transparent  substance 
  transparentness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  transparent 
 
  The  adj  transparent  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  crystalline,  crystal  clear,  limpid,  lucid,  pellucid,  transparent  --  (transmitting  light;  able  to  be  seen  through  with  clarity;  "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  cristal") 
  2.  (2)  diaphanous,  filmy,  gauzy,  gossamer,  see-through,  sheer,  transparent,  vaporous,  cobwebby  --  (so  thin  as  to  transmit  light;  "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") 
  3.  guileless,  transparent  --  (free  of  deceit) 
  4.  transparent  --  (easily  understood  or  seen  through  (because  of  a  lack  of  subtlety);  "a  transparent  explanation";  "a  transparent  lie") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  transparent 
 
  4  senses  of  transparent 
 
  Sense  1 
  crystalline,  crystal  clear,  limpid,  lucid,  pellucid,  transparent 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  clear)  ->  opaque 
 
  Sense  2 
  diaphanous,  filmy,  gauzy,  gossamer,  see-through,  sheer,  transparent,  vaporous,  cobwebby 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  thin)  ->  thick 
 
  Sense  3 
  guileless,  transparent 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  straight)  ->  crooked,  corrupt 
 
  Sense  4 
  transparent 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  obvious)  ->  unobvious 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  transparent 
 
  4  senses  of  transparent 
 
  Sense  1 
  crystalline,  crystal  clear,  limpid,  lucid,  pellucid,  transparent 
  =>  clear  (vs.  opaque) 
 
  Sense  2 
  diaphanous,  filmy,  gauzy,  gossamer,  see-through,  sheer,  transparent,  vaporous,  cobwebby 
  =>  thin  (vs.  thick) 
 
  Sense  3 
  guileless,  transparent 
  =>  straight  (vs.  crooked) 
 
  Sense  4 
  transparent 
  =>  obvious  (vs.  unobvious) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  transparent 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  transparent 
 
  transparent  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  transparent 
  semitransparent 
  transparent 
 
  Overview  of  adj  transparent 
 
  The  adj  transparent  has  4  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (5)  crystalline,  crystal  clear,  limpid,  lucid,  pellucid,  transparent  --  (transmitting  light;  able  to  be  seen  through  with  clarity;  "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  cristal") 
  2.  (2)  diaphanous,  filmy,  gauzy,  gossamer,  see-through,  sheer,  transparent,  vaporous,  cobwebby  --  (so  thin  as  to  transmit  light;  "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") 
  3.  guileless,  transparent  --  (free  of  deceit) 
  4.  transparent  --  (easily  understood  or  seen  through  (because  of  a  lack  of  subtlety);  "a  transparent  explanation";  "a  transparent  lie") 



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