transparent
/tɹænsˈpæɹənt/ adjective B2- See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly. · The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped waste there.
- Of a graphical image or animated GIF, having parts that allow the background to show through.
- Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.
- 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.
- Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
- Not noticeable because it happens automatically or in the background; invisible.
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Haydée became pale, and lifting her transparent hands to heaven, exclaimed in a voice stifled with tears, “Then you leave me, my lord?”
There is no crime to detect, or, at most, some bungling villainy with a motive so transparent that even a Scotland Yard official can see through it.”
They were of a pearly grey colour, small, round, and almost transparent against the light.
But Miss Barry found herself thinking less about Anne’s quaint speeches than of her fresh enthusiasms, her transparent emotions, her little winning ways, and the sweetness of her eyes and lips.
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