Sticky vs Transparent - What's the difference?
sticky | transparent |
Able or likely to stick.
Potentially difficult to escape from.
* 2014 , Michael White, "
(computing, informal, of a setting) Persistent.
(computing, of a window) Appearing on all virtual desktops.
(Internet, of threads on a bulletin board) Fixed at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
(Internet, of a website) Compelling enough to keep visitors from leaving.
Of weather, hot and windless and with high humidity, so that people feel sticky from sweating.
A sticky note, such as a post-it note.
(manufacturing) A small adhesive particle found in wastepaper.
A sweet dessert wine.
(Internet, bulletin boards) to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.
(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.
* 1897, , chapter 19,
(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 nouns the difference between sticky and transparent
is that sticky is a sticky note, such as a post-it note while transparent is banner.As an adjective sticky
is able or likely to stick.As a verb sticky
is (internet|bulletin boards) to fix a thread at the top of the list of topics or threads so as to keep it in view.sticky
English
Adjective
(er)- Is this tape sticky enough to stay on that surface?
- This is a sticky situation. We could be in this for weeks if we're not careful.
Roll up, roll up! The Amazing Salmond will show a Scotland you won't believe", The Guardian , 8 September 2014:
- Salmond studied medieval Scottish history as well as economics at university so he cannot say he has not had fair warning – it was even more turbulent and bloody than England at that time – and plenty of Scotland's kings and leaders came to a sticky end.
- We should make the printing direction sticky so the user doesn't have to keep setting it.
- A woman has come to me with the complaint that her website is not "sticky" - 70% of the visits last 30 seconds or less.
Derived terms
* stickily * stickiness * sticky-backed plastic * sticky bit * sticky fingers * sticky wicket * sticky noteSee also
* tackyNoun
(stickies)- Her desk is covered with yellow stickies .
Verb
transparent
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 .