transparently : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: transparently	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
transparently adv so as to be easily understood or seen through; "his transparently lucid prose"; "his transparently deceitful behavior" so as to allow the passage of light; "the red brilliance of the claret shines transparently in our glasses"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Transparent \Transpar"ent\, a. [F., from LL. transparens, -entis, p. pr. of transparere to be transparent; L. trans across, through + parere to appear. See {Appear}.] 1. 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}. [bd]Transparent elemental air.[b8] --Milton. 2. Admitting the passage of light; open; porous; as, a transparent veil. --Dryden. Syn: Translucent; pellucid; clear; bright; limpid; lucid; diaphanous. See {Translucent}. -- {Transpar"ently}, adv. -- {Transpar"ent*ness}, n.