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transparentness

transparentness

5.6
How clear something is so you can see through it
  • noun
  • /trænsˈpɛr.ənt.nəs/
translation icon : transparencia
  • The transparentness of the water made it easy to see the fish beneath the surface.

Examples

  • Scientists measured the transparentness of the newly developed material in various lighting conditions.

  • She admired the transparentness of the crystal vase on the dining table.

  • The transparentness of the water was stunning.

  • Her artwork displays a remarkable transparentness.

  • The transparentness of the window allowed sunlight to fill the room.

  • In the report, the transparentness of the processes was highlighted as essential for trust.

  • The transparentness of the glass made the view of the garden unobstructed.

Synonyms

clarity
vstransparentness
30 2.7

How easy it is to see through something like clean water

focuses specifically on light passage rather than purity or cleanliness
transparency
vstransparentness
  • Specialized
5 4.6

To let light pass so you can see objects behind

is identical in meaning but differs in its specific word form
sheerness
vstransparentness
1 4.5

Thin, light fabric that is almost see-through

refers to clear light passage itself rather than thinness or fabric feel
transparence
vstransparentness
6.3

Clear quality that makes something easy to see or understand

is the same idea but presented as an alternate noun form
diaphaneity
vstransparentness
  • Specialized
9.9

The degree to which a material lets light pass through it

describes the same optical property in more general everyday terms
diaphany
vstransparentness
  • Archaic
9.9

The quality of letting light pass so you can partly see through something

expresses the same optical quality using broader wording
pellucidity
vstransparentness
9.9

Clear water or glass that lets light pass so you can see through

uses common phrasing to describe the same clear light passage
pellucidness
vstransparentness
9.9

A quality of being clear and letting light pass through

is the everyday expression for that clear light transmission
limpidity
vstransparentness
8.6

Clear and easy to see through like glass or water

is the more general label for the same clear light quality
lucency
vstransparentness
8.5

How much light passes through a material so you can see through it

is the common phrasing focusing on light passing through materials
clearness
vstransparentness
2.2

How easy something is to see through, like clean water

centres on light passing rather than on cleanliness or fluid quality

Antonyms

4 7.0

How much light or other rays something does not let through

1 3.2

A liquid or the sky that is not clear because it has small bits in it

How Transparent

transparentness
5.6
translucency
1 6.9
cloudiness
1 3.2
opacity
4 7.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

transparentness = transparent (transparent) = transparent + ness

Standard nominalization of the adjective 'transparent' to denote the state or quality of being transparent.

Etymology

The word transparentness comes from Latin parts trans- 'through' and parere 'to appear'. So it means 'to appear through', which helps you remember that transparentness is the quality of being very clear so light or images can pass through and you can see inside or through it.