nontransparent

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˌnɑntrænsˈpɛrənt/ UK /ˌnɒntrænsˈpærənt/ See IPA manual

adj

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adj
not transparent; opaque or not open to scrutiny

The fund's nontransparent fees frustrated investors.

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1 adj · not transparent; opaque or... opaque obscure murky cloudy unclear secretive

Opposites

transparent clear translucent

Word family

Related forms transparent transparency

Etymology

From non- ('not') + transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from transparere ('to show through'), from trans- ('through') + parere ('to appear').

non Latin transparere Latin

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# nontransparent

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** ˌnɑntrænsˈpɛrənt
**IPA (UK):** ˌnɒntrænsˈpærənt

## Meanings
1. not transparent; opaque or not open to scrutiny

## Examples
- The fund's nontransparent fees frustrated investors.

## Synonyms
- opaque
- obscure
- murky
- cloudy
- unclear
- secretive

## Antonyms
- transparent
- clear
- translucent

## Related Forms
- transparent
- transparency

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: non
- Root: transparere

## Etymology
From non- ('not') + transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from transparere ('to show through'), from trans- ('through') + parere ('to appear').

## AI Etymology
Nontransparent is from non- ('not') + transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from transparere ('to show through'), from trans- ('through') + parere ('to appear'). Important recorded forms include non (Latin) and transparere (Latin). Morphologically, the non- element marks negation or exclusion while the base supplies the domain being denied. The modern sense is largely compositional: the word names the absence, exclusion, or opposite of the base idea. In current use it covers not transparent; opaque or not open to scrutiny. The wider family includes related words such as transparent and transparency.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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