nontransparent

adjective

1. having the property of transmitting rays of light through its substance so that bodies situated beyond or behind can be distinctly seen.
2. admitting the passage of light through interstices.
3. so sheer as to permit light to pass through; diaphanous.
4. easily seen through, recognized, or detected: transparent excuses.
5. manifest; obvious: a story with a transparent plot.
6. open; frank; candid: the man’s transparent earnestness.
7. Computers. (of a process or software) operating in such a way as to not be perceived by users.
8. Obsolete. shining through, as light.

adjective

1. permitting the uninterrupted passage of light; cleara window is transparent
2. easy to see through, understand, or recognize; obvious
3. (of a substance or object) permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiationa substance that is transparent to X-rays
4. candid, open, or frank

adj.early 15c., from Medieval Latin transparentem (nominative transparens), present participle of transparere “show light through,” from Latin trans- “through” (see trans-) + parere “come in sight, appear” (see appear). Figurative sense of “easily seen through” is first attested 1590s. The attempt to back-form a verb transpare (c.1600) died with the 17c.

1. Allowing radiation or matter to pass through with little or no resistance or diffusion. Compare opaque translucent. See Note at glass.