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Synonyms for transparency


Grammar : Noun
Spell : trans-pair-uh n-see, -par-
Phonetic Transcription : trænsˈpɛər ən si, -ˈpær-



Définition of transparency

Origin :
  • 1610s, "condition of being transparent," from Medieval Latin transparentia, from transparentem (see transparent). Meaning "that which is transparent" is from 1590s; of pictures, prints, etc., from 1785; in photography from 1866.
  • noun transparence
Example sentences :
  • It is the radiations of light which they throw off; it is their luminosity—their transparency.
  • Extract from : « Sex=The Unknown Quantity » by Ali Nomad
  • That lamp was her charming soul, which exposed to view the transparency of her flesh.
  • Extract from : « King Candaules » by Thophile Gautier
  • The transparency of this sentence is not unlike the transparency of corrugated glass.
  • Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
  • This lack of transparency and openness is ever the result of sin.
  • Extract from : « The Calvary Road » by Roy Hession
  • At the same time he held out a hand which was wasted almost to transparency.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Shoemaker » by J. W. Keyworth
  • In its transparency, the demon revealed to them what should be their final decision.
  • Extract from : « The Annals of the Cakchiquels » by Daniel G. Brinton
  • That's the kind that is used where light and not transparency is needed.
  • Extract from : « The Story of Glass » by Sara Ware Bassett
  • Many other exquisite designs were the product of its flexibility and transparency.
  • Extract from : « Mizora: A Prophecy » by Mary E. Bradley
  • The cherries were not surprisingly large, but were of the colors and transparency of honey.
  • Extract from : « Mizora: A Prophecy » by Mary E. Bradley
  • "From their lightness and transparency, I should imagine that they are soluble in water," I remarked.
  • Extract from : « A Study In Scarlet » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Antonyms for transparency

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