Associations to the word «Transparent»

Wiktionary

TRANSPARENT, adjective. (of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
TRANSPARENT, adjective. (of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
TRANSPARENT, adjective. Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

Dictionary definition

TRANSPARENT, adjective. 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 crystal".
TRANSPARENT, adjective. 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".
TRANSPARENT, adjective. Free of deceit.
TRANSPARENT, adjective. Easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety); "a transparent explanation"; "a transparent lie".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King