transparent
Light passes through
Transparent describes something you can see through clearly.
Glass is transparent; frosted glass is not.
The word extends to actions and motives that are easily perceived: a transparent attempt to change the subject, transparent lies.
In positive contexts, transparent suggests openness and honesty: The company promised transparent accounting practices.
Transparency has become a buzzword for institutional accountability.
Ordered-atom solid
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- lucidMentally sharp and comprehensible
- pellucidTransparently clear
- limpidPerfectly clear, unclouded
see-through · crystalline · glassy · unclouded · pristine · clarified · vitreous · hyaline
Honest and direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- openNot closed
- frankOpen and direct
- straightforwardClear and uncomplicated
upfront · truthful · sincere · guileless · plain-spoken · direct · aboveboard · unambiguous
Delicately translucent
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- gauzyThin and transparent
- filmyThin and translucent
- sheerAbsolute; also diaphanous
chiffon · voile · organza · tulle · muslin · mesh · netting · veil
Clearly perceived or understood
- obviousEasily perceived, unmistakable
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- clear-cutPlainly evident, unmistakable
- unmistakableImpossible to misidentify
undisguised · unconcealed · patent · manifest · visible · noticeable · self-evident · blatant
Act of revealing information
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- auditFormal accounts examination
- reportingConveying documented information
governance · accountability · scrutiny · public record · freedom of information · whistleblower · watchdog · open-source
crystal
Ordered-atom solid
limpid · see-through · crystalline · glassy · unclouded · pristine · clarified · vitreous · hyaline · window
candid
Honest and direct
- forthrightDirectly honest in manner
- openNot closed
- frankOpen and direct
straightforward · upfront · truthful · sincere · guileless · plain-spoken · direct · aboveboard · unambiguous · explicit
diaphanous
Delicately translucent
sheer · chiffon · voile · organza · tulle · muslin · mesh · netting · veil · curtain
evident
Clearly perceived or understood
- obviousEasily perceived, unmistakable
- plainBasic and unremarkable
- clear-cutPlainly evident, unmistakable
unmistakable · undisguised · unconcealed · patent · manifest · visible · noticeable · self-evident · blatant · overt
disclosure
Act of revealing information
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- auditFormal accounts examination
reporting · governance · accountability · scrutiny · public record · freedom of information · whistleblower · watchdog · open-source · open-door
- clarityclearness, clear, obvious, simplification, concise
- fairnessfair play, fair shake, fair treatment, fair and square, fair share
- speaking stylesarticulate, blunt, candid, conversational, casual
- Candor Phrasesto be honest, truth be told, honestly, frankly, to tell the truth
- opennessopen, openness, accessible, accessibility, ajar
- puritypure, purity, pristine, spotless, spotlessness
- pay transparencyOpen sharing of compensation information
- financial transparencyOpen disclosure of monetary dealings
- full transparency
- transparency initiativesPrograms promoting institutional disclosure
- transparent tapeClear adhesive strip
- wage transparencyOpen sharing of compensation information
transparency, transparently, transparence, transparencies, nontransparent, semi-transparent