transpicuous.

1. Transparent or clear enough to be seen through; also clear and readily understood.

2. Clear and easy to understand or interpret, especially in speech or explanation.

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Words that belong together

• transpicuous glass
• a transpicuous surface
• transpicuous water
• transpicuous explanation
• transpicuous prose
• transpicuous account

On the page

The transpicuous pane revealed the black water beyond the cellar.

Her transpicuous explanation made the tangled rule seem simple.

Usage notes

Rare, formal adjective; in figurative use it means clear in expression. Do not confuse it with “perspicacious,” meaning keenly perceptive. Sense 2: This figurative sense is rare; “perspicuous” is the more usual word for clear expression.