nontransparent C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌnɑntrænsˈpɛrənt/ UK /ˌnɒntrænsˈpærənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj not transparent; opaque or not open to scrutiny The fund's nontransparent fees frustrated investors. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not transparent; opaque or... opaqueobscuremurkycloudyunclearsecretive ↔ Opposites transparentcleartranslucent Word family Related forms transparenttransparency Etymology AI details From non- ('not') + transparent, from Medieval Latin transparens, from transparere ('to show through'), from trans- ('through') + parere ('to appear'). non Latin transparere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown