transparent

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
  2. adjective so thin as to transmit light
  3. adjective free of deceit

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

crystalline, crystal clear, limpid, lucid, pellucid

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