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Silken is a related term of transparent.


As an adjective silken

is made of silk.

As a verb silken

is to render silken or silklike.

As a noun transparent is

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silken

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Made of silk.
  • a silken veil
  • Having a smooth, soft, or light texture, like that of silk; suggestive of silk.
  • * 1994 , , ch. 2:
  • He heard the silken rustle of a dressing-gown being drawn on.
  • Smoothly uttered; flowing, subtle, or convincing in presentation.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Silken terms precise.
  • (obsolete) Dressed in silk.
  • * Shakespeare
  • A silken wanton.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To render silken or silklike.
  • (Dyer)

    transparent

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (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.
  • The waters of the lake were transparent until the factory dumped wastes there.
  • * 1897, , chapter 19,
  • "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."
  • (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.
  • His reasons for the decision were transparent .

    Usage notes

    * The term (translucent) is similar in meaning, but describes a material or object that diffuses light as it passes through. Looking through a transparent'' substance (such as a window), one can recognize objects on the other side. Looking through a ''translucent substance (such as frosted glass), one cannot see objects clearly, only light and shadow.

    Synonyms

    * see-through, diaphanous, clear, crystalline, limpid * (obvious) apparent, clear, obvious

    Antonyms

    * opaque * (obvious) obscure, opaque

    Derived terms

    * transparently * nontransparent

    Coordinate terms

    * translucent