Antonyms for transparent
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : trans-pair-uhnt, -par- |
| Phonetic Transcription : trænsˈpɛər ənt, -ˈpær- |
Definition of transparent
Origin :- early 15c., from Medieval Latin transparentem (nominative transparens), present participle of transparere "show light through," from Latin trans- "through" (see trans-) + parere "come in sight, appear" (see appear). Figurative sense of "easily seen through" is first attested 1590s. The attempt to back-form a verb transpare (c.1600) died with the 17c.
- adj see-through
- adj obvious, understandable
- There is nothing luminous, transparent, or delicate about dust.
- Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
- It was only his unfortunate and transparent manner of speakin'.
- Extract from : « Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 5. » by Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
- The air had been warm and transparent through the whole of the bright day.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- How can they expect us to believe this transparent falsehood—this palpable device?
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The next instant the valley was illumined by a transparent glow.
- Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
- Never had he seen a complexion so transparent, or an eye so expressive.
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- He stepped off the transparent slab onto the stone floor of the island.
- Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner
- They were so transparent that I felt an involuntary shrinking as I approached them.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science September 1930 » by Various
- Stir and cook for about ten minutes, until it is transparent.
- Extract from : « The Skilful Cook » by Mary Harrison
- She spread out her hands, white and transparent in the sun-light.
- Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
Synonyms for transparent
- apparent
- articulate
- artless
- candid
- cellophane
- clear
- clear-cut
- crystal-clear
- crystalline
- diaphanous
- direct
- distinct
- distinguishable
- easily seen
- easy
- evident
- explicit
- filmy
- forthright
- frank
- gauzy
- glassy
- gossamer
- guileless
- honest
- hyaline
- ingenuous
- limpid
- lucent
- lucid
- manifest
- open
- patent
- pellucid
- permeable
- perspicuous
- plain
- plain-spoken
- recognizable
- self-explanatory
- sheer
- sincere
- straight
- straightforward
- thin
- tiffany
- translucent
- transpicuous
- unambiguous
- undisguised
- unequivocal
- unmistakable
- unsophisticated
- visible
- vitreous
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