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- [trans-pair-uh n-see, -par-]
- /trænsˈpɛər ən si, -ˈpær-/
- /trænˈspær.ən.si/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [trans-pair-uh n-see, -par-]
- /trænsˈpɛər ən si, -ˈpær-/
Definitions of transparency word
- noun plural transparency Also, transparence. the quality or state of being transparent. 1
- noun plural transparency something transparent, especially a picture, design, or the like on glass or some translucent substance, made visible by light shining through from behind. 1
- noun plural transparency Photography. the proportion of the light that is passed through the emulsion on an area of a photographic image. a photographic print on a clear base for viewing by transmitted light. 1
- noun transparency see-through quality 1
- noun transparency openness, accountability 1
- noun transparency photographic slide 1
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Origin of transparency
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
From the Medieval Latin word trānspārentia, dating back to 1585-95. See transparent, -ency
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Parts of speech for Transparency
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adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
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determiner
exclamation
transparency popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
transparency usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for transparency
noun transparency
- airiness — the quality or condition of being fresh, light, or breezy
- clarity — The clarity of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand.
- close up — If someone closes up a building, they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away.
- close-up — the end or conclusion: at the close of day; the close of the speech.
- closeup — a photograph taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, on a relatively large scale.
Antonyms for transparency
noun transparency
- cloudiness — full of or overcast by clouds: a cloudy sky.
- denseness — having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population.
- opacity — the state or quality of being opaque.
- opaqueness — The characteristic of being opaque.
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