Word Meanings - TRANSPARENT - Book Publishers vocabulary database

transparere to be transparent; L. trans across, through + parere to 1. Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent

Additional info about word: TRANSPARENT

transparere to be transparent; L. trans across, through + parere to 1. Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent diamond; -- opposed to Ant: opaque. "Transparent elemental air." Milton. 2. Admitting the passage of light; open; porous; as, a transparent veil. Dryden. Syn. -- Translucent; pellucid; clear; bright; limpid; lucid; diaphanous. See Translucent. -- Trans*par"ent*ly, adv. -- Trans*par"ent*ness, n.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of TRANSPARENT)

• Beaming
• Shining
• gleaming
• bright
• radiant
• beautiful
• transparent
• translucid
• Candid
• Fair
• honest
• open
• sincere
• frank
• artless
• impartial
• plain
• straightforward
• aboveboard
• unreserved
• ingenious
• Clear \adj Open
• pure
• free
• disencumbered
• disentangled
• disengaged
• absolved
• acquitted
• serene
• unclouded
• evident
• apparent
• distinct
• manifest
• conspicuous
• unobstructed
• obvious
• intelligible
• lucid
• Flimsy
• Gauzy
• poor
• thin
• trifling
• trivial
• puerile
• inane
• slight
• superficial
• weak
• shallow
• Glassy
• Vitreous
• smooth
• polished
• glacial
• glabrous
• brittle
• crystalline
• pellucid
• limpid
• glossy
• silken

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of TRANSPARENT)

• Regard
• respect
• notice
• observe

Related words: (words related to TRANSPARENT)

• FRANKALMOIGNE
  A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; -- called also tenure by free alms. Burrill.
• BRITTLELY
  In a brittle manner. Sherwood.
• SMOOTHEN
  To make smooth.
• BRIGHT
  See I
• SLIGHTNESS
  The quality or state of being slight; slenderness; feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence; indifference; disregard.
• SINCERELY
  In a sincere manner. Specifically: Purely; without alloy. Milton. Honestly; unfeignedly; without dissimulation; as, to speak one's mind sincerely; to love virtue sincerely.
• INGENIOUSNESS
  The quality or state of being ingenious; ingenuity.
• FRANKFORT BLACK
  . A black pigment used in copperplate printing, prepared by burning vine twigs, the lees of wine, etc. McElrath.
• BEAMFUL
  Beamy; radiant.
• BEAUTIFUL
  Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the sight or the mind. A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is more beautiful than a parallelogram. Lord Kames. Syn. -- Handsome; elegant; lovely; fair; charming; graceful;
• DISTINCTNESS
  1. The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or difference that prevents confusion of parts or things. The soul's . . . distinctness from the body. Cudworth. 2. Nice discrimination; hence, clearness; precision; as, he stated
• SHINTIYAN; SHINTYAN
  A kind of wide loose drawers or trousers worn by women in Mohammedan countries.
• CLEARLY
  In a clear manner.
• SHINDLE
  A shingle; also, a slate for roofing. Holland.
• HONESTY
  Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also lunary and moonwort. Lunaria biennis is common honesty; L. rediva is perennial honesty.
• SMOOTHNESS
  Quality or state of being smooth.
• SHINGLER
  1. One who shingles. 2. A machine for shingling puddled iron.
• TRANSPARENT
  transparere to be transparent; L. trans across, through + parere to 1. Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent
• BEAMLESS
  1. Not having a beam. 2. Not emitting light.
• CANDIDATING
  The taking of the position of a candidate; specifically, the preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement.
• SPILLET FISHING; SPILLIARD FISHING
  A system or method of fishing by means of a number of hooks set on snoods all on one line; -- in North America, called trawl fishing, bultow, or bultow fishing, and long-line fishing.
• DILUCIDATION
  The act of making clear. Boyle.
• DISREGARDFULLY
  Negligently; heedlessly.
• DISHONESTY
  1. Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame. "The hidden things of dishonesty." 2 Cor. iv. 2. 2. Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness.
• CONTRADISTINCT
  Distinguished by opposite qualities. J. Goodwin.
• DISRESPECTABILITY
  Want of respectability. Thackeray.
• UNDISTINCTLY
  Indistinctly.