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transparently

transparently

2 3.6
Allowing light to pass so you can see objects behind
  • adverb
  • /trænsˈpɛr.ənt.li/
translation icon : transparente
  • The water looked transparently clear, revealing the colorful fish swimming below.
  • transparently clear

Examples

  • GSK is dedicated to sharing data about its medicines transparently and in a timely manner.

    Blog text (1)
  • Behind her glasses, her eyes were large, green, and transparently clear.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • "Paterson's face reflected his emotions transparently."

    Fiction book (1993)
  • It's up to the event organizers to clearly lay out their own standards and enforce them consistently and transparently.

    Blog text (29)
  • Light Box Jewelry offers lab grown diamonds that are beautiful, high quality, and affordably and transparently priced.

  • Even when relevant expert practices are transparently clear to our understanding, it is often a slow and time-consuming process to translate this understanding into relevant educational practice.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Something has occurred to her—something transparently simple, something she's always known, it seems, but never articulated.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The glass is transparently designed to allow sunlight to flood the room.

  • She wore a dress that was transparently made of delicate fabric, showcasing her elegant silhouette.

Synonyms

sheerly
vstransparently
5.0

In a thin, almost see-through way often used for light fabric

lets light pass fully so objects behind are seen clearly

How Transparent

clearly
881 1.0
transparently
2 3.6
opaquely
1 8.0

Surface Forms

transparently positive

Morphology

transparently = transparent (transparent) = transparent + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'transparent'; the physical meaning 'allowing light to pass' is directly derived.

Etymology

Transparently comes from Latin parts trans- 'through' and parere 'to appear', so it originally meant 'to appear through'. So, when something is transparent, light and shapes can 'show through' it and you can see what is behind.