- 1(of glass, plastic, etc.) allowing you to see through it The insect's wings are almost transparent. opposite opaque
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- 2(of an excuse, a lie, etc.) allowing you to see the truth easily synonym obvious a man of transparent honesty a transparent attempt to buy votes Am I that transparent (= are my intentions that obvious)?
- 3(of language, information, etc.) easy to understand a campaign to make official documents more transparent opposite opaque
adverb transparently obviousSee transparent in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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