SEE-THROUGH


Meaning of SEE-THROUGH in English

ˈsee-through BrE AmE adjective

a see-through material or surface allows you to see through it SYN transparent :

a see-through blouse

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THESAURUS

■ easy to see through

▪ clear easy to see through, rather than coloured or dirty:

The table top is a piece of clear glass.

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a clear liquid

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The water was so clear that you could see down to the bottom of the lake.

▪ transparent clear - used especially about materials and solid things. Transparent is a little more formal than clear :

Fill a transparent plastic bottle with water.

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a piece of transparent film

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Melt 2 ounces of butter in a large frying pan, and cook the onions until they are almost transparent.

▪ see-through made of a very thin material that you can see through - used especially about women’s clothes:

She wore a black see-through dress.

▪ limpid literary clear - used especially about water or other liquids . This is a very formal word which is used in novels and literature:

limpid pools

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She gave her a golden flask of limpid olive oil.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.