transparent
UK/tɹænsˈpæɹənt/
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British/tɹansˈpaɹənt/
transparent adjective: see-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
Adjective
transparent (comparative more transparent, superlative most transparent)
- 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.
- Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
- Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.
- 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.
- 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
Noun (1)
transparent (plural transparents)
- Something that is transparent.
- The Dress Cap and Under-Sleeves are en suite. In both the puffings are separated by equal intervals, in which the transparents are uncovered.1858 March, G. Brodie, “Fashions for March”, in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, volume XVI, number XCIV, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →ISSN, →OCLC, page 576, column 2
- They can be obtained in various thicknesses and in many colors, including beautiful imitations of pearl, mother-of-pearl, veins and mottles, stratifications, roll stratifications, imitation corals, and all colors of translucents, transparents and opaques, grained ivory, shell (plain and corrugated...1935 March, F. L. Nowosatka, “Making Colorful Modern Rings from Old Toothbrush Handles”, in Raymond J. Brown, editor, Popular Science Monthly, volume 126, number 3, New York, N.Y.: Popular Science...
Noun (2)
transparent (plural transparents)
- A transgender or transsexual parent.
- He went to tranny day in the park. Transparents & their kids. Played baseball & cooked out; hot dogs & burgers & buns on the grill.1999, Red Jordan Arobateau, “Tales of Transman: Part II”, in Autumn Changes, [Oakland, Calif.]: Red Jordan Press, published 2010, →ISBN, page 68
- Recently the genre has expanded to consider the lives of transpersons of color as well as the experiences of transparents.2016, Catherine L. Langford, “Trans*Forming Higher Education to Advance Workforce Diversity”, in Chaunda L. Scott, Jeanetta D. Sims, editors, Developing Workforce Diversity Programs, Curriculum, and...
transparent meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
transparent in Hindi
- see-through, clear
- पारदर्शक pārdarśak, पारदर्शी pārdarśī, स्वच्छ svacch, शुद्ध śuddh
- open, publicly visible
- खुला khulā
transparent in Tamil
- ஒளிபுகு, தெள்ளத் தெளிந்த, வெளிப்படையான
transparent in Marathi
- see-through, clear
- पारदर्शक pārdarśak, पारदर्शी pārdarśī, स्वच्छ svaccha, शुद्ध śuddha
- open, publicly visible
- खुले khule
transparent in Urdu
- بلوری, جھلک دار, شفاف
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- transparent in Bengali
- স্বচ্ছ, অচ্ছ, ফটিক, তক্তকে
- transparent in Telugu
- పారదర్శకం
- transparent in Malayalam
- പ്രകാശം കടക്കുന്ന, സുതാര്യമായ, തെളിവുള്ള
- transparent in Kannada
- ಸಿಲುವು, ಆಚೆಕಾಣುವ, ಪಾರದರ್ಶಕ, ಕಾಂತಿಭೇದಕ
- transparent in Punjabi
- ਪਾਰਦਰਸ਼ੀ pārdaraśī, ਪਾਰਦਰਸ਼ਕ pārdaraśak
- transparent in Gujarati
- પારદર્શક pārdarśak
- transparent in Sinhala
- විනිවිද පෙනෙන
- transparent in Nepali
- पारदर्शी
- transparent in Tagalog
- aninagin, naaaninag
- transparent in Arabic
- شَفَّاف šaffāf
- transparent in Malay
- lutsinar, telus
- transparent in Indonesian
- tembus pandang, bening, transparan
- transparent in Thai
- ใส sǎi, โปร่งใส bpròong-sǎi
- transparent in Vietnamese
- trong suốt
Examples of transparent in a sentence
- The trick is to make the white core slightly smaller than the size ultimately required for the press, so that after the transparents are added, the bead won’t overflow the press cavity.2011, Jeri L. Warhaftig, “Session 7: Silver Butterfly”, in Creating Glass Beads: A New Workshop to Expand Your Beginner Skills and Develop...
- Please find an empathic breastfeeding counsellor or IBCLC who is familiar with supporting transparents to chest or breastfeed if you need further support.2020, Lyndsey Hookway, “What about transgender co-parents?”, in Let’s Talk about Your New Family’s Sleep, London: Pinter & Martin, →ISBN...
Synonyms of transparent
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Antonyms
- opaque
- obscure
- nontransparent
- non-transparent
- hazy
- translucent
Forms of transparent
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more transparent |
| superlative | most transparent |
| Noun | |
| plural | transparents |
Origin of transparent
Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans + pareō. Displaced native Old English þurhsīene.
From trans- (“transgender or transsexual”) + parent.
Words formed from transparent
Phrases with transparent
Questions about transparent
- What does transparent mean?
- Transparent means see-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
- What is transparent in Hindi?
- Transparent in Hindi is पारदर्शक (pārdarśak), पारदर्शी (pārdarśī), स्वच्छ (svacch). See Transparent meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use transparent in a sentence?
- The trick is to make the white core slightly smaller than the size ultimately required for the press, so that after the transparents are added, the bead won’t overflow the press cavity.
- What part of speech is transparent?
- Transparent can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce transparent?
- Transparent is pronounced /tɹænsˈpæɹənt/ (UK).
Words near transparent in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: transparent (page history and authors); transparent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); transparent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); transparent (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); transparent (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); transparent (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); transparent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); transparent (Sinhala Wiktionary) (page history and authors); transparent (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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