a. | 1. | Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; |
2. | Admitting the passage of light; open; porous; |
Adj. | 1. | transparent - 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 cristal" |
2. | transparent - 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" | |
3. | transparent - free of deceit Synonyms: guileless | |
4. | transparent - easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety); "a transparent explanation"; "a transparent lie" |