All 3 Uses
transparent
in
Of Human Bondage
(Edited)
- She was so thin that she seemed almost transparent, the arms she put round his neck were frail bones that reminded you of chicken bones, and her faded face was oh! so wrinkled.
Chpt 31-32 *transparent = capable of being seen through
- Philip knew very little about women, or he would have been aware that one should accept their most transparent lies.
Chpt 57-58 *transparent = obvious
- Her arm, strong and muscular, was bare to the elbow; he passed his hand over it and wondered at its beauty; it gleamed in the darkness; she had the skin that Rubens painted, astonishingly fair and transparent, and on one side were little golden hairs.
Chpt 119-120transparent = capable of being seen through
Definitions:
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(1)
(transparent as in: transparent shower door) able to be seen through with clarity
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(2)
(transparent as in: transparent lie) obvious despite attempts to hide
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(3)
(transparent as in: transparent decision making) easily observable or understood
- (4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)