transparent en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /tɹænsˈpɛɹənt/ Mary–marry–merry merger
- /tɹænsˈpæɹənt/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
- /tɹanz-/ (British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard)
- /tɹansˈpaɹənt/ (British, Northern-England, Southern, Standard)
- /tɹænz-/ Mary–marry–merry merger
- /tɹæːnz-/ (Australia)
- /tɹænsˈpæɹənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /tɹænz-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /tɹɛnsˈpɛɹənt/ (New-Zealand)
- /tɹænz-/ without the Mary–marry–merry merger
- /tɹæːnsˈpæɹənt/ (Australia)
- (California, Southern) audio
- /tɾanz-/ (Scotland, Wales)
- /tɹɛnz-/ (New-Zealand)
- /tɾansˈpaɾənt/ (Scotland, Wales)
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans + pareō. Displaced native Old English þurhsīene.
Meanings
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(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.
"You make the glass invisible by putting it into a liquid of nearly the same refractive index; a transparent thing becomes invisible if it is put in any medium of almost the same refractive index."
1897, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, chapter 19, in The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance, New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC:The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there.
- (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. ▸ Of a graphical image or animated GIF, having parts that allow the background to show through.
- (of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
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Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.
Ukraine's campaign in Kursk Oblast demonstrates that surprise is still possible on the partially transparent battlefield of Ukraine — where an adversary can observe force concentrations but not reliably discern an enemy's operational intent and capabilities.
2025 February 6, Angelica Evans, “Ukraine’s Kursk Incursion: Six Month Assessment”, in Ukraine Project, Institute for the Study of War:His reasons for the decision were transparent.
I love playing poker with Steve, because he's so transparent.
- Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
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Not noticeable because it happens automatically or in the background; invisible.
In order to make that transparent to the user, browsers usually cache the usernames and passwords and retransmit them automatically each time they contact the server.
2003, Rolf Oppliger, Security Technologies for the World Wide Web, page 34:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most transparent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more transparent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
translucent · obscure (antonym(s) of “obvious”) · hazy · opaque (antonym(s) of “obvious”) · non-transparent · nontransparent · opaque (antonym(s) of “see-through, clear”)
Coordinates
Deriveds
transparentization · subtransparent · radiotransparent · untransparent · semitransparent · intransparent · transparent pie · transparentize · transparently · transparisteel · transparentise · Yellow Transparent · referentially transparent
Hyponyms
waterlike · water white · colourless
Relateds
transparency · transparently · transparentness
Synonyms
lucid · crystalline (see-through, clear) · serene · vitreous · see-through (see-through, clear) · diaphanous (see-through, clear) · glassy · obvious (obvious) · perspicuous · hyaloid · clear (obvious) · limpid (see-through, clear) · clear (see-through, clear) · transpicuous · hyaline · transparent · sheer (see-through, clear) · apparent (obvious) · clear as crystal · pellucid
Translations (168)
fr transparent (open, publicly visible) · ko 투명하다 (see-through, clear) · sv transparent (see-through, clear) · bg прозра́чен (see-through, clear) · kmr zelal (see-through, clear) · cs zřejmý (obvious) · th ใส (see-through, clear) · az şəffaf (see-through, clear) · tr transparan (see-through, clear) · gu પારદર્શક (see-through, clear) · he גְּלוּי (obvious) · ast tresparente (see-through, clear) · de transparent (see-through, clear) · sl prozoren (see-through, clear) · mk прозрачен (see-through, clear) · hi पारदर्शक (see-through, clear) · ja 透明 (open, publicly visible) · sh proziran (see-through, clear) · ga trédhearcach (obvious) · lv caurspīdīgs (see-through, clear) · pa ਪਾਰਦਰਸ਼ੀ (see-through, clear) · gd so-lèirsinneach (see-through, clear) · sh прозиран (see-through, clear) · he שָׁקוּף (see-through, clear) · vo dulogamovik (see-through, clear) · oc transparent (see-through, clear) · da gennemskuelig (open, publicly visible) · mr शुद्ध (see-through, clear) · ru прозра́чный (obvious) · nrf transpathent (see-through, clear) · cmn 明顯 /明显 (obvious) · pl bezbarwny (see-through, clear) · gl transparente (see-through, clear) · uk прозо́рий (open, publicly visible) · nl doorzichtig (see-through, clear) · lb transparent (open, publicly visible) · izh kirkas (see-through, clear) · da klar (see-through, clear) · de erkennbar (obvious) · bg очевиден (obvious) · cy tryloyw (see-through, clear) · tr şeffaf (see-through, clear) · da gennemsigtig (see-through, clear) · lt permatomas (see-through, clear) · id bening (see-through, clear) · vi trong suốt (see-through, clear) · ms telus (open, publicly visible) · no gjennomsiktig (see-through, clear) · uk прозо́рий (see-through, clear) · el διαφανής (see-through, clear) · mr पारदर्शी (see-through, clear) · hy թափանցիկ (open, publicly visible) · mk проѕирен (see-through, clear) · ru очеви́дный (obvious) · pl oczywisty (obvious) · pt transparente (see-through, clear) · cs zřetelný (obvious) · gd trìd-shoilleir (see-through, clear) · nrf transpathent (obvious) · de transparent (open, publicly visible) · id transparan (see-through, clear) · es transparente (obvious) · ms lutsinar (see-through, clear) · pt transparente (obvious) · ro limpede (obvious) · nl transparant (see-through, clear) · ar شَفَّاف (see-through, clear) · hu átlátható (obvious) · ru прозра́чный (see-through, clear) · hi स्वच्छ (see-through, clear) · pa ਪਾਰਦਰਸ਼ਕ (see-through, clear) · fi läpinäkyvä (obvious) · is gegnsær (see-through, clear) · hu világos (obvious) · ro evident (obvious) · hi शुद्ध (see-through, clear) · no åpenbar (obvious) · pt claro (obvious) · ga trédhearcach (see-through, clear) · la speculārius (see-through, clear) · ota شفاف (see-through, clear) · mr पारदर्शक (see-through, clear) · pl przejrzysty (see-through, clear) · da klar (obvious) · th โปร่งใส (see-through, clear) · sv genomskinlig (see-through, clear) · sl transparenten (open, publicly visible) · fr transparent (obvious) · ast tresparente (obvious) · eo malkaŝema (obvious) · cs průhledný (see-through, clear) · sk priehľadný (see-through, clear) · is gagnsær (see-through, clear) · hu átlátszó (see-through, clear) · bcl silag (see-through, clear) · sl prosojen (see-through, clear) · ga follasach (obvious) · la pellūcidus (see-through, clear) · cmn 公開 /公开 (open, publicly visible) · fi läpinäkyvä (open, publicly visible) · kk мөлдір (see-through, clear) · gd trìd-shoilleir (open, publicly visible) · ka გამჭვირვალე (see-through, clear) · da oplagt (obvious) · ja 透明 (see-through, clear) · hu átlátható (open, publicly visible) · pl transparentny (open, publicly visible) · pl ażurowy (see-through, clear) · pl otwarty (open, publicly visible) · mr स्वच्छ (see-through, clear) · no opplagt (obvious) · hy թափանցիկ (see-through, clear) · ru я́сный (obvious) · ro transparent (see-through, clear) · lb duerchsiichteg (see-through, clear) · pt transparente (open, publicly visible) · ro străveziu (see-through, clear) · gl transparente (obvious) · id tembus pandang (see-through, clear) · pl przezroczysty (see-through, clear) · ru прозра́чный (open, publicly visible) · nrf transpathent (open, publicly visible) · it trasparente (see-through, clear) · mi puata (see-through, clear) · mr खुले (open, publicly visible) · hu transzparens (open, publicly visible) · fr transparent (see-through, clear) · pdt derchsechtich (see-through, clear) · sv genomskinlig (obvious) · tl naaaninag (open, publicly visible) · da transparent (see-through, clear) · cmn 透明 (see-through, clear) · ro transparent (open, publicly visible) · fi ilmeinen (obvious) · pt óbvio (obvious) · ca transparent (see-through, clear) · no gjennomskuelig (open, publicly visible) · de durchsichtig (see-through, clear) · ang þurhsīene (see-through, clear) · da åbenbar (obvious) · ro clar (obvious) · tl aninagin (open, publicly visible) · ro vădit (obvious) · lv transparents (see-through, clear) · grc διαφανής (see-through, clear) · lb transparent (obvious) · gd trìd-shoilleir (obvious) · cs průhledný (open, publicly visible) · fi läpinäkyvä (see-through, clear) · be празры́сты (see-through, clear) · es transparente (open, publicly visible) · no transparent (see-through, clear) · eo travidebla (see-through, clear) · cs transparentní (open, publicly visible) · es transparente (see-through, clear) · sq tejdukshëm (see-through, clear) · hi पारदर्शी (see-through, clear) · ja 可視化 (open, publicly visible) · vo klülabik (obvious) · ja 明らか (obvious) · tr saydam (see-through, clear) · pl jasny (obvious) · ga gléineach (see-through, clear) · lv caurredzams (see-through, clear) · no gjennomsynlig (open, publicly visible) · he שקוף (open, publicly visible) · bg явен (obvious) · hi खुला (open, publicly visible)