transparent

(adjective)

adjective

1. transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity

- transparent crystal

Similar word(s): clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid

2. so thin as to transmit light

- transparent chiffon

Similar word(s): thin, cobwebby, diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, sheer, vaporous, vapourous

3. free of deceit

Similar word(s): square, straight, guileless

4. easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety)

- a transparent explanation

- a transparent lie

Similar word(s): obvious

Sentences with transparent as an adjective:

- The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped wastes there.

- His reasons for the decision were transparent.