nontransparent
English
Alternative forms
- non-transparent
Etymology
From non- + transparent.
Adjective
nontransparent (not comparable)
- Not transparent; lacking transparence; opaque.
- Synonyms: untransparent, intransparent
- 2024 11, David Peter Alan, quoting Sally Jane Gellert, “Multilevel Cards to Get Their Trucks Overhauled, but What About the Windows?”, in Lackawanna Coalition Railgram:
- We remember that Kevin Corbett said last month that nontransparent ’crazed’ windows would be replaced when rail cars were overhauled.
Usage notes
- nontransparent is much more common than untransparent and intransparent.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Not transparent; lacking transparence; opaque
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Further reading
- “nontransparent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “nontransparent”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- untransparent, nontransparent, intransparent, (opaque*0.02) at the Google Books Ngram Viewer.