transparent
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.