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# transparent

adjective (transparent, more transparent, most transparent)

«transparent» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Clear, so that you can see through it clearly: "Glass is transparent." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transparent/#m1)
2. Honest and open, with nothing hidden: "a transparent decision". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transparent/#m2)
3. Easy to see through or notice: "a transparent lie". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transparent/#m3)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on light, transparent materials let almost all light through: clear glass, clean water, cling film. In everyday life, people say a decision or rule is transparent when they can see how and why it was made. Phrases: transparent material, transparent plastic, a transparent excuse.

### Examples

- Window glass is transparent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transparent/#x1)
- Put the leftovers in a transparent box so we can see them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transparent/#x2)
- Clean water is transparent. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transparent/#x3)
- Which materials are transparent, translucent or opaque? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transparent/#x4)
- His excuse was so transparent that everyone knew he was lying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transparent/#x5)
- The club's rules are transparent and fair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transparent/#x6)
- Shining glow-worms covered the ceiling, and sky-blue bats flapped their transparent wings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transparent/#x7)

### Note

Opposite: "opaque" (no light gets through). In between: "translucent". Spelling: ends in "-ent". Science: transparent things still reflect a little light, which is why you can see a glass window. The noun is "transparency".

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «transparent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/transparent/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«transparent» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/transparent.html) on Mova free.