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transparent
adjective
Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
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tɹæn(t)sˈpæɹənt
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adjective
Transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
“The cold crystalline water of melted snow”
adjective
So thin as to transmit light
“A hat with a diaphanous veil”
adjective
Free of deceit
adjective
Easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety)
“A transparent explanation”
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The cold crystalline water of melted snow
Crystal clear skies
Could see the sand on the bottom of the limpid pool
Lucid air
A pellucid brook
Transparent crystal
A hat with a diaphanous veil
Filmy wings of a moth
Gauzy clouds of dandelion down
Gossamer cobwebs
Sheer silk stockings
Transparent chiffon
Vaporous silks
A transparent explanation
A transparent lie
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