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Transparent

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.

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Clear 84% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Clear 84% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

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Obvious 84% connected

Opposing; fronting.

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Obvious 84% connected

Opposing; fronting.

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Square 84% connected

The corner, or angle, of a figure.

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Square 84% connected

The corner, or angle, of a figure.

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Straight 84% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

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Straight 84% connected

A variant of Strait, a.

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Thin 84% connected

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

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Thin 84% connected

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

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Transparence 74% connected

The quality or state of being transparent; transparency.

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Transparence 74% connected

The quality or state of being transparent; transparency.

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Transparency 74% connected

The quality or condition of being transparent; transparence.

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Transparency 74% connected

The quality or condition of being transparent; transparence.

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Cobwebby 92% connected

Abounding in cobwebs, or any fine web; resembling a cobweb.

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Crystalline 92% connected

Consisting, or made, of crystal.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Diaphanous 92% connected

Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or transparent; pellucid; clear.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Filmy 92% connected

Composed of film or films.

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Gauzy 92% connected

Pertaining to, or resembling, gauze; thin and slight as gauze.

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Gossamer 92% connected

A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. It is seen in stubble fields and on furze o…

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Guileless 92% connected

Free from guile; artless.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Limpid 92% connected

Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, a limpid stream.

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Lucid 92% connected

Shining; bright; resplendent; as, the lucid orbs of heaven.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pellucid 92% connected

Transparent; clear; limpid; translucent; not opaque.

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Sheer 92% connected

Bright; clear; pure; unmixed.

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Vaporous 92% connected

Having the form or nature of vapor.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Clear 82% connected

Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light; luminous; unclouded.

general 58% interchangeable

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