transpicuous

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/tɹænzˈpɪkjʊəs//tɹænˈspɪkjʊəs/

adjective

Easily construed or seen through.

OriginLatin trānspicuus →
Scrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectivetranspicuous (comparative more transpicuous, superlative most transpicuous)

comparative more transpicuous · superlative most transpicuous

  1. rareEasily construed or seen through.

    The Sobieski Stuarts were amiable, scholarly men who won converts by their transpicuous innocence.

    1983, Hugh Trevor Roper, “The Highland Tradition of Scotland”, in Eric Hobsbawm, editor, The Invention of Tradition, page 41

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
clearcolourlesspellucidperspicuoustransparent

Origin

  1. Latintrānspicuus
  2. Latintrānspicuus
  3. Englishtranspicuous

Borrowed from Latin trānspicuus (“transparent”).

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APA

transpicuous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpicuous

MLA

“transpicuous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpicuous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transpicuous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transpicuous.

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