transparent
Letting light go through so you can clearly see what is behind it.
Allowing light to pass through so that objects behind can be clearly and distinctly seen.
Very clear and easy to understand.
Easy to understand, interpret, or see the meaning of; not complicated or hidden.
Showing all important information and not hiding anything, especially in business or government.
Open and honest about actions, decisions, and information, so that others can see and check what is happening.
Very easy to see and not believable, especially when someone is trying to lie or to get something.
So obvious in its purpose or dishonesty that it is easy to notice and not at all convincing.
In technology, working in the background so the user does not see it or need to do anything special.
In computing or technical contexts, operating in a way that is invisible to the user or system, not requiring changes or special action to work.
- Base: transparent
be transparent about [something]
1Openly share information about something
To talk honestly and clearly about something and not hide any important information.
- The company needs to be transparent about how it uses customer data.
- I want to be transparent about the risks before you sign this form.
- Governments should be transparent about their spending decisions.
make [something] transparent
2Cause something to be clear or open
To change or explain something so that other people can easily see or understand it.
- We need to make the decision-making process more transparent.
- The report was written to make the company’s finances transparent.
- Good diagrams can make complex ideas transparent.
transparent to the user
3Working without the user noticing
Used in technology to say that something works in the background and the user does not see it or need to do anything.
- The security check is transparent to the user and runs automatically.
- All updates should be transparent to the user to avoid confusion.
- In this system, data compression is transparent to the user.