Upper-Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #287 of 1319

transparent (adj.)

easy to see through or understand

Examples

  • A transparent process.

Key rules

  • Transparent means easy to see through or understand
  • A transparent process, transparent policy
  • Transparency is the noun

Common mistakes

  • A transparency process → A transparent process
  • The process is transparence → The process is transparent

Use cases

  • Describing processes
  • Politics
  • Business reporting
💡 Tip: Transparent is about openness; clear is about visibility.
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