Transparent
Transparent , adjective
[French, from Late Latin transparens, -entis, present participle of transparere to be transparent; Latin trans across, through + parere to appear. See Appear.]
1.
Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light; diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent diamond; -- opposed to opaque.
Transparent elemental air.
2.
Admitting the passage of light; open; porous; as, a transparent veil. — Dryden