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Transparent
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent diamond; -- opposed to Ant: opaque. "Transparent elemental air." Milton.
2. Admitting the passage of light; open; porous; as, a transparent veil. Dryden.
Synonyms: Translucent; pellucid; clear; bright; limpid; lucid; diaphanous. See Translucent. Trans*par"ent*ly, adv. Trans*par"ent*ness, n.