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- [see throo]
- /si θru/
- /ˈsiː θruː/
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- [see throo]
- /si θru/
Definitions of see-through word
- adjective see-through Also, see-thru [see-throo] /ˈsiˌθru/ (Show IPA). transparent: a see-through blouse. 1
- noun see-through a degree of or variation in transparency. 1
- noun see-through a see-through item of clothing. 1
- noun see-through look-through. 1
- adjective see-through transparent 1
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Origin of see-through
First appearance:
before 1940 One of the 7% newest English words
First recorded in 1940-45; adj., noun use of verb phrase see through
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Parts of speech for See-through
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
see-through popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Synonyms for see-through
adj see-through
- chiffon — Chiffon is a kind of very thin silk or nylon cloth that you can see through.
- clear — Something that is clear is easy to understand, see, or hear.
- cobwebby — bearing an accumulation of cobwebs.
- crystal-clear — absolutely clear; transparent; lucid.
- filmy — thin and light; fine and gauzy: a gown of a filmy material.
adjective see-through
- cellophane — Cellophane is a thin, transparent material that is used to wrap things.
- cobweblike — Resembling or characteristic of a cobweb.
- diaphanous — Diaphanous cloth is very thin and almost transparent.
- gauzy — like gauze; transparently thin and light.
- hyaline — Also, hyalin, H04/H0454500 hahy-uh-lin, ˈhaɪ ə lɪn. Biochemistry. a horny substance found in hydatid cysts, closely resembling chitin. a structureless, transparent substance found in cartilage, the eye, etc., resulting from the pathological degeneration of tissue.
Antonyms for see-through
adj see-through
- filmy — thin and light; fine and gauzy: a gown of a filmy material.
- membranous — consisting of, of the nature of, or resembling membrane.
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