English → Latin
“transparent” in Latin
pellūcidustransparent, pellucid; very brighttrānslūcidustranslucentperspicuustransparent, clear; evident, manifest, perspicuoustrānslūceōto shine across; to shine or show through; to be transparent or translucent
The English word transparent itself goes back to Latin trāns, through trānspārēns.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
transparent
PROP., pellucidus: translucidus: perspicuus (the first two represent the transparency as a property of a body in itself; but perspicuus in relation to a subject looking at it). A transparent garment, vestis nihil celatura: to be transparent, pellucere; translucere; lucem transmittere; pelluciditatem habere.
Figuratively, Clear, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for transparent?
- The usual Latin words for “transparent” are pellūcidus, trānslūcidus, perspicuus; also trānslūceō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.