Reasonable vs Transparent - What's the difference?
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Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational.
Just; fair; agreeable to reason.
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Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper.
Not expensive; fairly priced.
Satisfactory.
(of a material or object) See-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.
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(of a system or organization) Open]], public; having the property that theories and practices are publicly visible, thereby [[reduce, reducing the chance of corruption.
Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.
As adjectives the difference between reasonable and transparent
is that reasonable is having the faculty of reason; endued with reason; rational while transparent is see-through, clear; having the property that light passes through it almost undisturbed, such that one can see through it clearly.reasonable
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- a reasonable being
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- a reasonable demand, amount, or price
- $20 a bottle is very reasonable for a good wine at a restaurant.
Antonyms
* arbitrary * unreasonabletransparent
English
(wikipedia transparent)Adjective
(en adjective)- The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped wastes there.
- "You make the glass invisible by putting it into a liquid of nearly the same refractive index; a transparent thing becomes invisible if it is put in any medium of almost the same refractive index."
- His reasons for the decision were transparent .
