Transpicuous motives

Some words are easy to interpret but have many meanings - transpicuous is one of them. (Note: The word is transpicuous, not transpicous.)

When used in sentences, the word typically means easily understood. It comes from the Latin transpicere, to be able to see through. Thus, you get the other meaning of the word, not very common today, to be able to see through a person easily.

For example, this usage of transpicuous:

"The Sobieski Stuarts were amiable, scholarly men who won converts by their transpicuous innoncence." - Hugh Trevor Roper, in "The Invention of Tradition"