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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for transparent

Adjective

1. crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent, clear (vs. opaque)
usage: transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity; "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 cristal"
2. diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, cobwebby, thin (vs. thick)
usage: so thin as to transmit light; "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"
3. guileless, transparent, straight (vs. crooked)
usage: free of deceit
4. transparent, obvious (vs. unobvious)
usage: easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety); "a transparent explanation"; "a transparent lie"
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