TRANSPARENTLY
Dictionary entry overview: What does transparently mean? • TRANSPARENTLY (adverb)
The adverb TRANSPARENTLY has 2 senses:
1. so as to be easily understood or seen through
2. so as to allow the passage of light
Familiarity information: TRANSPARENTLY used as an adverb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TRANSPARENTLY (adverb)
Meaning:
So as to be easily understood or seen through
Context examples:
his transparently lucid prose / his transparently deceitful behavior
Pertainym:
transparent (easily understood or seen through (because of a lack of subtlety))
Meaning:
So as to allow the passage of light
Context example:
the red brilliance of the claret shines transparently in our glasses
Pertainym:
transparent (transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity)
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