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gossamer
English
Etymology
From Middle English gossomer, gosesomer, gossummer (attested since around 1300, and only in reference to webs or other light things), usually thought to derive from gos (“goose”) + somer (“summer”) and to have initially referred to a period of warm weather in late autumn when geese were eaten — compare Middle Scots goesomer, goe-summer (“summery weather in late autumn; St Martin's summer”) (later connected in folk-etymology to go) — and to have been transferred to cobwebs because they were frequent then or because they were likened to goose-down. Skeat says that in Craven the webs were called summer-goose, and compares Scots and dialectal English use of summer-colt in reference to "exhalations seen rising from the ground in hot weather". Weekley notes that both the webs and the weather have fantastical names in most European languages: compare German Altweibersommer (“Indian summer; cobwebs, gossamer”, literally “old wives' summer”) and other terms listed there.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???.s?.m?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /???.s?.m?/
Noun
gossamer (countable and uncountable, plural gossamers)
- A fine film or strand as of cobwebs, floating in the air or caught on bushes, etc.
- A soft, sheer fabric.
- Anything delicate, light and flimsy.
Derived terms
- gossamery (adjective)
- gossamer-thin (adjective)
Translations
Adjective
gossamer (comparative more gossamer, superlative most gossamer)
- Tenuous, light, filmy or delicate.
- 1857, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Daisy's Necklace: And What Came of It
- The heaven was spangled with tremulous stars, and at the horizon the clouds hung down in gossamer folds—God's robe trailing in the sea!
- 1857, Thomas Bailey Aldrich, Daisy's Necklace: And What Came of It
Synonyms
- gossamery
- gossamer-thin
Translations
References
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transparent
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin tr?nsp?r?ns, tr?nsp?r?ntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpare?, from Latin trans + pare?. Displaced native Old English þurhs?ene.
Pronunciation
- (General American)
- (Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA(key): /t?æn(t)s?pæ??nt/, /t?ænz-/
- (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /t?æn(t)s?p???nt/, /t?ænz-/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /t?æn(t)s?pæ??nt/, /t?ænz?pæ??nt/
Adjective
transparent (comparative more transparent, superlative most transparent)
- (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 waste there.
- 1897, H. G. Wells, The Invisible Man, 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 reducing the chance of corruption.
- Obvious; readily apparent; easy to see or understand.
- His reasons for the decision were transparent.
- (signal processing) Having the property of transparency, i.e. sufficiently accurate that the compressed result is perceptually indistinguishable from the uncompressed input.
- (computing) Not noticeable because it happens automatically or in the background; invisible.
- 2003, Rolf Oppliger, Security Technologies for the World Wide Web (page 34)
- In order to make that transparent to the user, browsers usually cache the usernames and passwords and retransmit them automatically each time they contact the server.
- 2003, Rolf Oppliger, Security Technologies for the World Wide Web (page 34)
Usage notes
- (see-through, clear): 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, clear): see-through, diaphanous, clear, crystalline, limpid
- (obvious): apparent, clear, obvious
Antonyms
- (see-through, clear): opaque
- (obvious): obscure, opaque
- nontransparent
- non-transparent
Coordinate terms
- translucent
Derived terms
- transparently
Related terms
- transparency
- transparently
- transparentness
Translations
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin tr?nsp?r?ns, tr?nsp?r?ntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpare?, from Latin trans + pare?.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /t??ns.p???ent/
- (Central) IPA(key): /t??ns.p???en/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /t?ans.pa??ent/
- Rhymes: -ent
Adjective
transparent (masculine and feminine plural transparents)
- transparent
- Antonym: opac
Derived terms
- transparentment
Related terms
- transparència
Further reading
- “transparent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “transparent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “transparent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “transparent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Noun
transparent m
- banner or placard
Danish
Adjective
transparent
- transparent
Noun
transparent c or n (singular definite transparenten or transparentet, plural indefinite transparenter)
- banner
- transparency, overhead
Synonyms
- (banner): banner n
- (transparency): overhead c
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin tr?nsp?r?ns, tr?nsp?r?ntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpare?, from Latin trans + pare?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t???s.pa.???/
Adjective
transparent (feminine singular transparente, masculine plural transparents, feminine plural transparentes)
- transparent; see-through
- Le verre est transparent.
- The glass is transparent.
- Le verre est transparent.
- translucid; allowing light to pass through
- Le voile est transparent.
- The veil is translucid.
- Le voile est transparent.
- clear
- un ciel transparent — a clear sky
- une lumière transparente — a clear light
- transparent, easy to understand, unambiguous
- une allusion transparente — an unambiguous allusion
- unnoticed; invisible
- J'étais transparent à ses regards.
- I was invisible to him/her.
- J'étais transparent à ses regards.
- (figuratively) transparent; not hiding anything
- Notre comptabilité est transparente.
- Our accounting is transparent.
- Notre comptabilité est transparente.
- (linguistics) having the same meaning in several languages
- un mot transparent — an international word
Antonyms
- (linguistics): faux-ami
Related terms
- transparence
Noun
transparent m (plural transparents)
- paper having ruled lines put underneath a white sheet of paper in order to write straight
- Cet enfant ne saurait écrire sans transparent.
- (obsolete) screen lit from behind (now: enseigne lumineuse)
- Le soir, cette boutique avait pour enseigne un magnifique transparent.
- plastic film used to show images with an overhead
- La présentation était trop rapide. J'ai à peine eu le temps de recopier les transparents.
References
- “transparent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Further reading
- “transparent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
German
Etymology
18th century, from French transparent.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t?anspa???nt/
Adjective
transparent (comparative transparenter, superlative am transparentesten)
- translucent (allowing light to pass through)
- Synonym: lichtdurchlässig
- (less common) fully transparent; see-through
- Synonym: durchsichtig
- (figuratively) transparent
- Synonyms: durchschaubar, nachvollziehbar
Declension
Derived terms
- Transparent
- Transparentpapier
- Transparenz
Further reading
- “transparent” in Duden online
Latin
Verb
tr?nsp?rent
- third-person plural present active indicative of tr?nsp?re?
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from Latin transparere
Adjective
transparent (indefinite singular transparent, definite singular and plural transparente, comparative mer transparent, superlative mest transparent)
- transparent (quality of a material)
Synonyms
- gjennomsiktig
Noun
transparent m (definite singular transparenten, indefinite plural transparenter, definite plural transparentene)
transparent n (definite singular transparentet, indefinite plural transparent or transparenter, definite plural transparenta or transparentene)
- a banner
- a transparency (for use with a projector)
Synonyms
- (banner): banner
References
- “transparent” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From French transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from Latin transparere
Adjective
transparent (indefinite singular transparent, definite singular and plural transparente)
- transparent (quality of a material)
- Synonyms: gjennomsiktig, gjennomsynleg
Noun
transparent m (definite singular transparenten, indefinite plural transparentar, definite plural transparentane)
- a banner
- Synonym: banner
- a transparency (for use with a projector)
- a White Transparent cultivar of apple
Usage notes
- (banner; transparency): In these senses, this noun was considered grammatically neuter prior to a 2018 spelling decision.
References
- “transparent” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From French transparent, from Medieval Latin tr?nsp?r?ns, present participle of transpare?, from Latin trans + pare?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tran?spa.r?nt/
Noun
transparent m inan
- banner
Declension
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French transparent, Medieval Latin tr?nsp?r?ns, tr?nsp?r?ntis (“transparent”), present participle of transpare?, from Latin trans + pare?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?tran.spa?rent/
Adjective
transparent m or n (feminine singular transparent?, masculine plural transparen?i, feminine and neuter plural transparente)
- transparent
Declension
Related terms
- transparen??
- transp?rea
See also
- translucid
- str?veziu
- clar
- limpede
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