Another word for transparent
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Adjective
Free from what obscures or dims
- Transparent.
- Admitting the passage of light; transparent or translucent.
- Transparently clear in style or meaning:
- Clearly expressed; easily understood:
- Thinking or expressing oneself clearly, especially between periods of confusion; clearheaded:
- Brightly lit; luminous:
- Characterized by transparent clearness; pellucid.
- Free from clouds or haze:
- Easily intelligible; clear:
- Being, relating to, or composed of crystal or crystals.
- Resembling crystal, as in transparency or distinctness of structure or outline.
- Absolutely clear; pellucid:
- Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
- Not obscured or darkened; bright:
- Easily seen through; transparent:
Admitting light so that objects beyond can be seen
- Transmitting light but causing sufficient diffusion to prevent perception of distinct images.
- Transparent.
- Admitting the passage of light; transparent or translucent.
- Transparently clear in style or meaning:
- Clearly expressed; easily understood:
- Thinking or expressing oneself clearly, especially between periods of confusion; clearheaded:
- Brightly lit; luminous:
- Characterized by transparent clearness; pellucid.
- Free from clouds or haze:
- Easily intelligible; clear:
- Being, relating to, or composed of crystal or crystals.
- Resembling crystal, as in transparency or distinctness of structure or outline.
- Absolutely clear; pellucid:
- Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
- Not obscured or darkened; bright:
- Easily seen through; transparent:
So light and insubstantial as to resemble air or a thin film
- Vaporous.
- Relating to or resembling vapor:
- Producing vapors; volatile.
- Full of vapors.
- To swerve or cause to swerve from a course.
- A swerving or deviating course.
- The upward curve or amount of upward curve of the longitudinal lines of a ship's hull as viewed from the side.
- A fine film of cobwebs that is often seen floating in the air or is caught on bushes or grass.
- Something that is light, delicate, or sheer, such as fabric.
- Sheer, light, or delicate:
- Resembling gauze, as in thinness or translucency:
- Resembling film in thinness or translucency; gauzy:
- Covered with a film or sheen:
- Extremely light or delicate:
- Of the celestial spheres; heavenly.
- Spiritual or otherworldly.
- Sufficiently thin or airy as to be translucent:
- Of such fine composition as to be easily damaged or broken; delicate:
- Open to or allowing in air; breezy or drafty:
- Extensive in area or height; spacious:
- High in the air; lofty:
- Ethereal.
- Of, in, or caused by the air.
- Existing or living in the air.
- Reaching high into the air; lofty.
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Another word for transparent
Modifier
Allowing light to pass through
Obvious
- Readily seen; visible:
- Readily understood; clear or obvious:
- Appearing as such but not necessarily so; seeming:
- Impossible to mistake or misinterpret; obvious:
- Distinctly and sharply defined or outlined:
- Not ambiguous; clear and obvious:
- Having been logged by clear-cutting.
- Capable of being understood:
- Expected or accepted under the circumstances:
- A grant made by a government that confers upon the creator of an invention the sole right to make, use, and sell that invention for a set period of time.
- Letters patent.
- An invention protected by such a grant.
- Clearly apparent to the sight or understanding; obvious.
- To show or demonstrate plainly; reveal:
- To record in a ship's manifest.
- Free from clouds, mist, or haze:
- Not obscured or darkened; bright:
- Easily seen through; transparent:
- Free from obstructions; open; clear:
- Obvious to the perception or mind; evident:
- Not elaborate or complicated; simple:
- Easily perceived or understood; apparent.
- Easily seen through because of a lack of subtlety; transparent:
Without hidden motives or pretense
- Not sophisticated.
- To manage or regulate the business or affairs of; be in charge of:
- To supervise or oversee (an activity or process):
- To give guidance and instruction to (actors or musicians, for example) in the rehearsal and performance of a work.
- Actually possessing the alleged or apparent attribute or character:
- Not spurious or counterfeit; authentic:
- Honestly felt or experienced:
- Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness; innocent or naive:
- Straightforward or frank; candid:
- Having or displaying no guile or deceit; honest or sincere:
- Free of artificiality; natural:
- Lacking art, knowledge, or skill; uncultured and ignorant.
- Free of guile; artless.
- Having few parts or features; not complicated or elaborate:
- Easy to understand, do, or carry out:
- Having or composed of only one thing, element, or part:
- Not feigned or affected; genuine:
- Being without hypocrisy or pretense; true:
- Pure; unadulterated.
- Clearly and sharply defined or outlined.
- Neat and trim in appearance.
- Characterized by openness and sincerity of expression; unreservedly straightforward:
- Not obscuring or omitting anything unpleasant, embarrassing, or negative:
- Not posed or rehearsed:
- Marked by or displaying integrity; upright:
- Not deceptive or fraudulent; genuine:
- Equitable; fair:
- Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.
- Affording unobstructed passage or view:
- Having no protecting or concealing cover:
- Open and sincere in expression; straightforward:
- Clearly manifest; evident:
- To put an official mark on (a piece of mail) so that it can be sent free of charge.
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