Transparent meaning

What does “transparent” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“transparent” is an adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity.

transparent

transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
“the cold crystalline water of melted snow”
“crystal clear skies”
Synonymscrystalline crystal clear limpid lucid pellucid
so thin as to transmit light
“a hat with a diaphanous veil”
“filmy wings of a moth”
Synonymsdiaphanous filmy gauzy gauze-like gossamer see-through sheer vaporous
free of deceit
Synonymsguileless
easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety)
“a transparent explanation”
“a transparent lie”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University