26984 words

transparent

6 definitions • 12 examples
1
If a substance or object is transparent, you can see through it very clearly:

Examples:

Grow the bulbs in a transparent plastic box, so the children can see the roots growing.
Her blouse was practically transparent!
2
clear and easy to understand or recognize:

Examples:

I think we should try to make the instructions more transparent.
3
open and honest, without secrets:

Examples:

We are committed to being totally transparent about our charges.
4
(of a substance) allowing light through so that objects can be clearly seen through it:

Examples:

Those transparent plastic boxes are called jewel boxes.
5
Transparent also means obvious:

Examples:

The real reason for her leaving was so transparent, no one believed it.
6
transparent business and financial activities are done in an open way without secrets, so that people can trust that they are fair and honest:

Examples:

The charter aims to make the national health service a more transparent and open public corporation.
transparent about sth Companies need to be transparent about their goals and policies.
Our aim is to create a transparent market that rewards genuine innovation and risk.
a transparent system/process/environment
An OFT senior executive said he wanted the banks to make current accounts more transparent.
open/efficient/fair and transparent Her appointment was based on an open and transparent selection process.

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