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The synonyms of “Transparent” are: crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid, cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauze-like, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, vaporous, vapourous, guileless, clear, translucent, glassy, liquid, fine, light, lightweight, thin, flimsy, delicate, obvious, explicit, unambiguous, unequivocal, straightforward, plain, plain as the nose on your face, apparent, unmistakable, manifest, conspicuous, patent, indisputable, self-evident, blatant, flagrant, undisguised, unconcealed, barefaced, glaring, shameless, brazen, bold, visible, noticeable, recognizable, distinct, evident, perceptible, discernible, palpable, frank, open, candid, honest, direct, forthright, unreserved, straight, ingenuous, innocent, simple, artless
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “transparent” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
apparent | Appearing as such but not necessarily so. For all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent. |
artless | Lacking art or knowledge. An artless literary masterpiece. |
barefaced | Unrestrained by convention or propriety. A barefaced hypocrite. |
blatant | Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious. Blatant lies. |
bold | Fearless and daring. She tossed him a bold look. |
brazen | Made of or resembling brass (as in color or hardness. He went about his illegal business with a brazen assurance. |
candid | Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. A candid interview. |
clear | Clear of charges or deductions. Clear blue delphiniums. |
cobwebby | So thin as to transmit light. |
conspicuous | Clearly visible. Made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening. |
crystalline | Consisting of or containing or of the nature of crystals. Granite is crystalline. |
delicate | Difficult to handle; requiring great tact. Owls have a delicate balance with their habitat. |
diaphanous | (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent. A hat with a diaphanous veil. |
direct | Moving from west to east on the celestial sphere or for planets around the sun in the same direction as the Earth. A direct butt joint between surfaces of steel. |
discernible | Capable of being perceived clearly. The inscription was barely discernible. |
distinct | Constituting a separate entity or part. The ship appeared as a distinct silhouette. |
evident | Capable of being seen or noticed. Evident hostility. |
explicit | Of a person stating something in an explicit manner. Explicit sexual scenes. |
filmy | (especially of fabric) thin and translucent. Filmy white voile. |
fine | Characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment. A fine violinist. |
flagrant | (of an action considered wrong or immoral) conspicuously or obviously offensive. A flagrant violation of the law. |
flimsy | Lacking solidity or strength. Flimsy construction. |
forthright | Proceeding directly forwards. His most forthright attack yet on the reforms. |
frank | Clearly manifest; evident. Frank enjoyment. |
gauze-like | So thin as to transmit light. |
gauzy | Resembling gauze; thin and translucent. A gauzy dress. |
glaring | Giving out or reflecting a strong or dazzling light. A glaring error. |
glassy | (of sound) resembling the sharp noise made when glass is struck. Glassy porcelain. |
gossamer | So thin as to transmit light. Gossamer cobwebs. |
guileless | Devoid of guile; innocent and without deception. His face once so open and guileless. |
honest | (of an action) done with good intentions even if unsuccessful or misguided. Honest reporting. |
indisputable | Not open to question; obviously true. Indisputable or sure proof. |
ingenuous | Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious. She s staggeringly ingenuous or possibly very cunning indeed. |
innocent | Free from moral wrong; not corrupted. She is a poor innocent young creature. |
light | Of the military or industry using or being relatively small or light arms or equipment. Felt light in the head. |
lightweight | Weighing relatively little compared with another item or object of similar use. A lightweight grey suit. |
limpid | Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity. Limpid blue eyes. |
liquid | Existing as or having characteristics of a liquid especially tending to flow. Liquid or fluid assets. |
lucid | Showing or having the ability to think clearly, especially in intervals between periods of confusion or insanity. Lucid air. |
manifest | Clear or obvious to the eye or mind. Her manifest charm and proven ability. |
noticeable | Undesirably noticeable. After a noticeable pause the lecturer continued. |
obvious | Easily perceived or understood; clear, self-evident, or apparent. It was obvious a storm was coming in. |
open | Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness. The job is still open. |
palpable | Able to be touched or felt. Felt sudden anger in a palpable wave. |
patent | Made and marketed under a patent proprietary. Patent advantages. |
pellucid | Translucently clear. His pellucid singing tone. |
perceptible | (especially of a slight movement or change of state) able to be seen or noticed. A perceptible decline in public confidence. |
plain | Not decorated or elaborate; simple or basic in character. There were indrawn breaths at such plain speaking. |
plain as the nose on your face | Lacking patterns especially in color. |
recognizable | Easily perceived; easy to become aware of. This situation produces recognizable stress symptoms. |
see-through | So thin as to transmit light. |
self-evident | Evident without proof or argument. |
shameless | (of a person or their conduct) characterized by or showing a lack of shame; barefaced or brazen. His shameless hypocrisy. |
sheer | (especially of a cliff or wall) perpendicular or nearly so. It s been sheer hard work. |
simple | (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions. A simple game. |
straight | Simple straightforward. Sick for five straight days. |
straightforward | Without concealment or deception; honest. A straightforward young man. |
thin | Relatively thin in consistency or low in density not viscous. A thin gawky adolescent. |
translucent | Allowing light to pass through diffusely. Translucent amber. |
unambiguous | Having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning- Mario Vargas Llosa. Instructions should be unambiguous. |
unconcealed | (especially of an emotion) not concealed; obvious. Her unconcealed hostility poisoned the atmosphere. |
undisguised | (of a feeling) not disguised or concealed; open. She looked at him with undisguised contempt. |
unequivocal | Leaving no doubt; unambiguous. Unequivocal evidence. |
unmistakable | Not able to be mistaken for anything else; very distinctive. His opposition to slavery was unmistakable. |
unreserved | Not cautious or reticent. A tall unreserved young man. |
vaporous | Filled with vapor. The vaporous notion of free will. |
vapourous | So thin as to transmit light. |
visible | In a position of public prominence. A highly visible member of the royal entourage. |
accountability | The fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility. Lack of accountability has corroded public respect for business and political leaders. |
acrylic | Of paint based on acrylic resin as a medium. She paints mainly in acrylics. |
candid | Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness. I gave them my candid opinion. |
candor | Ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty. |
clarity | Free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression. It was clarity of purpose that he needed. |
clear | Clear of charges or deductions. I have clear title to this property. |
crystalline | Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity. The cold crystalline water of melted snow. |
diaphanous | So thin as to transmit light. A diaphanous dress of pale gold. |
directness | Trueness of course toward a goal. Rivaling a hawk in directness of aim. |
forthrightness | The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech. |
friendliness | A feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company. I was overwhelmed by the friendliness of the people here. |
glass | Glassware. A beer glass. |
glassy | Resembling glass in smoothness and shininess and slickness- Willa Cather. Glassy lavas. |
guileless | Free of deceit. His face once so open and guileless. |
honest | Not forged. My honest opinion. |
honesty | Referring to or using a way of charging for goods or services that relies on the customers to leave money in an unattended receptacle even though there is no one to collect their payments. I bought potatoes and tomatoes from the roadside stall putting 3 in the honesty box. |
integrity | Internal consistency or lack of corruption in electronic data. Integrity checking. |
limpid | (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable. Could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool. |
lucid | Showing or having the ability to think clearly, especially in intervals between periods of confusion or insanity. A lucid account. |
naive | Of or created by one without formal training simple or naive in style. A teenager s naive ignorance of life. |
openness | Willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas. Fitness levels have evolved to increase the speed and openness of the game. |
pellucid | (of language) transparently clear; easily understandable. Mountains reflected in the pellucid waters. |
perspicuity | Clarity as a consequence of being perspicuous. |
perspicuous | Clearly expressed and easily understood; lucid. It provides simpler and more perspicuous explanations than its rivals. |
plain | Unmistakably plain is often used informally for plainly. The main problem is just plain exhaustion. |
pure | Of color being chromatically pure not diluted with white or grey or black. Pure oxygen. |
simple | Denoting a group that has no proper normal subgroup. A simple white blouse. |
translucent | (of a substance) allowing light, but not detailed shapes, to pass through; semi-transparent. Her beautiful translucent skin. |
transparency | Permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation. The transparency of ice. |
vaporous | Of the nature of, characterized by, or filled with vapour. The terminology is rather vaporous. |
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