having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.

admitting the passage of light through interstices.

so sheer as to permit light to pass through; diaphanous.

easily seen through, recognized, or detected

transparent excuses.

manifest; obvious

a story with a transparent plot.

open; frank; candid

the man's transparent earnestness.

Computers . (of a process or software) operating in such a way as to not be perceived by users.

Obsolete . shining through, as light.

adjective

blocked , cloudy , dark , opaque , questionable , unclear , unintelligible , vague , intransparent

adjective

cellophane , clear , crystal-clear , crystalline , diaphanous , filmy , gauzy , glassy , gossamer , hyaline , limpid , lucent , lucid , pellucid , permeable , plain , sheer , thin , tiffany , translucent , transpicuous , vitreousnotes:translucent means light passes through but without clarity; transparent means light passes through with clarity , apparent , articulate , artless , candid , clear-cut , direct , distinct , distinguishable , easily seen , easy , evident , explicit , forthright , frank , guileless , honest , ingenuous , manifest , open , patent , perspicuous , plain-spoken , recognizable , self-explanatory , sincere , straight , straightforward , unambiguous , undisguised , unequivocal , unmistakable , unsophisticated , visiblenotes:translucent means light passes through but without clarity; transparent means light passes through with clarity , crystal clear , see-through , aerial , aery , airy , ethereal , gossamery , vaporous , vapory , amorphous , fine , hydrophanous , intelligible , luminous , obvious , perspicacious , vitreous , vitrescent