transparent

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans + pareō. Displaced native Old English þurhsīene.

• (General American)
  • (Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /tɹæn(t)sˈpæɹənt/, /tɹænz-/
  • (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /tɹæn(t)sˈpɛɹənt/, /tɹænz-/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /tɹæn(t)sˈpæɹənt/, /tɹænzˈpæɹənt/

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transparent (comparative more transparent, superlative most transparent)

1. (of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
   • 1897, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, chapter 19, in The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance, New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC:

     "You make the glass invisible by putting it into a liquid of nearly the same refractive index; a transparent thing becomes invisible if it is put in any medium of almost the same refractive index."

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

   1. (graphic design) Of a graphical image or animated GIF, having parts that allow the background to show through.
2. (of a system or organization) Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
3. Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

   His reasons for the decision were transparent.

   I love playing poker with Steve, because he's so transparent.

4. (signal processing) Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
5. (computing) Not noticeable because it happens automatically or in the background; invisible.
   • 2003, Rolf Oppliger, Security Technologies for the World Wide Web, page 34:

     In order to make that transparent to the user, browsers usually cache the usernames and passwords and retransmit them automatically each time they contact the server.

• (see-through, clear): The term translucent is similar in meaning, but describes a material or object that diffuses light as it passes through. Looking through a transparent substance (such as a window), one can recognize objects on the other side. Looking through a translucent substance (such as frosted glass), one cannot see objects clearly, only light and shadow.

• (see-through, clear): see-through, diaphanous, clear, crystalline, limpid, sheer
• (obvious): apparent, clear, obvious

• (antonym(s) of “see-through, clear”): opaque
• (antonym(s) of “obvious”): obscure, opaque
• nontransparent
• non-transparent

• translucent

• referentially transparent
• semitransparent
• transparently
• transparent pie

• transparency
• transparently
• transparentness

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārentem (“transparent”), present active participle of transpareō, from Latin trāns + pareō.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [tɾəns.pəˈɾen]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [tɾəns.pəˈɾent]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [tɾans.paˈɾent]
• Rhymes: -ent

transparent m or f (masculine and feminine plural transparents)

1. transparent

   Antonym: opac

• transparentment

• transparència

• “transparent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “transparent”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “transparent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “transparent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

transparent m inan

1. banner or placard

transparent

1. transparent

transparent c or n (singular definite transparenten or transparentet, plural indefinite transparenter)

1. banner
2. transparency, overhead

• (banner): banner n
• (transparency): overhead c

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trānspārentem (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trāns + pareō.

• IPA^(key): /tʁɑ̃s.pa.ʁɑ̃/

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transparent (feminine transparente, masculine plural transparents, feminine plural transparentes)

1. transparent; see-through

   Le verre est transparent.

   The glass is transparent.

2. translucid; allowing light to pass through

   Le voile est transparent.

   The veil is translucid.

3. clear

   un ciel transparent ― a clear sky

   une lumière transparente — a clear light

4. transparent, easy to understand, unambiguous

   une allusion transparente ― an unambiguous allusion

5. unnoticed; invisible

   J’étais transparent à ses regards.

   I was invisible to him/her.

6. (figuratively) transparent; not hiding anything

   Notre comptabilité est transparente.

   Our accounting is transparent.

7. (linguistics) having the same meaning in several languages

   Antonym: faux-ami

   un mot transparent ― an international word

• transparence

• → Turkish: transparan

transparent m (plural transparents)

1. paper having ruled lines put underneath a white sheet of paper in order to write straight

   Cet enfant ne saurait écrire sans transparent.

   This child doesn't know how to write without ruled guides

2. (obsolete) screen lit from behind (now: enseigne lumineuse)

   Le soir, cette boutique avait pour enseigne un magnifique transparent.

   At night, this store had a magnificent backlit screen for a sign.

3. plastic film used to show images with an overhead, overhead transparency

   La présentation était trop rapide. J’ai à peine eu le temps de recopier les transparents.

   The presentation was too fast. I didn't even have the time to copy down the transparencies

• “transparent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• “transparent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

18th century, from French transparent.

• IPA^(key): /ˌtʁanspaˈʁɛnt/

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transparent (strong nominative masculine singular transparenter, comparative transparenter, superlative am transparentesten)

1. translucent (allowing light to pass through)

   Synonym: lichtdurchlässig

2. (less common) fully transparent; see-through

   Synonym: durchsichtig

3. (figurative) transparent

   Synonyms: durchschaubar, nachvollziehbar

• Transparent
• Transparentpapier
• Transparenz

• “transparent” in Duden online
• “transparent” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

trānspārent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of trānspāreō

From French transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from Latin transparere.

transparent (indefinite singular transparent, definite singular and plural transparente, comparative mer transparent, superlative mest transparent)

1. transparent (quality of a material)

• gjennomsiktig

transparent m (definite singular transparenten, indefinite plural transparenter, definite plural transparentene)
transparent n (definite singular transparentet, indefinite plural transparent or transparenter, definite plural transparenta or transparentene)

1. a banner
2. a transparency (for use with a projector)

• (banner): banner

• “transparent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From French transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from Latin transparere.

transparent (indefinite singular transparent, definite singular and plural transparente)

1. transparent (quality of a material)

   Synonyms: gjennomsiktig, gjennomsynleg

transparent m (definite singular transparenten, indefinite plural transparentar, definite plural transparentane)

1. a banner

   Synonym: banner

2. a transparency (for use with a projector)
3. a White Transparent cultivar of apple

• (banner; transparency): In these senses, this noun was considered grammatically neuter prior to a 2018 spelling decision.

• “transparent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Borrowed from French transparent, from Medieval Latin trānspārēns, present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans + pareō.

• IPA^(key): /tranˈspa.rɛnt/

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• Rhymes: -arɛnt
• Syllabification: tran‧spa‧rent

transparent m inan

1. banner

• transparent in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• transparent in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French transparent, Medieval Latin trānspārēns, trānspārēntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpareō, from Latin trans + pareō.

• IPA^(key): /ˌtran.spaˈrent/

transparent m or n (feminine singular transparentă, masculine plural transparenți, feminine and neuter plural transparente)

1. transparent

• transparență
• transpărea

• translucid
• străveziu
• clar
• limpede