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transparent

  • adjective
  • /tɹænsˈpæɹənt/

Of a graphical image or animated GIF, having parts that allow the background to show through.

Other meanings

  1. Open, public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby reducing the chance of corruption.

  2. Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.

    “His reasons for the decision were transparent.”

Example sentences

  • “It's my goal to be as transparent as possible.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

Word history

From Latin "trans".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “transparent” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.