Swedish adjective

genomskinlig

transparent

Meaning

transparent

In Swedish: som släpper igenom ljus; lätt genomskådad

Forms

Forms of genomskinlig
Basic form	genomskinlig	with en-words
Neuter	genomskinligt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	genomskinliga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	mer genomskinlig	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	mest genomskinlig	“-est”, “most …”

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What does genomskinlig mean?

genomskinlig in a sentence

en genomskinlig ursäkt
a transparent excuse
ett genomskinligt tyg
a see-through fabric

Questions

What does genomskinlig mean in English?

genomskinlig means “transparent”.

Similar words

transparent

Origin

Compound of genom (“through”) + skina (“shine”) + -lig (“-ly”), similar to English see-through.

Nearby common words

genomskinlig is number 9,362 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

9,358pys little boy
9,359utlova promise
9,360synpunkt a comment, an opinion
9,361jättelik gigantic, massive, enormous
9,363välla well
9,364bemästra overcome, master
9,365finkamma fine-comb
9,366ointressant uninteresting

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary