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Meaning of opaque in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions
  3. Qualitative Adjective
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /oʊˈpeɪk/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    opaque

    Definitions

    1. not clearly understood or expressed

    Synonyms

    • incomprehensible
    • uncomprehensible
  2. Qualitative Adjective

    opaque

    Etymology

    late Middle English opake, from Latin opacus‘darkened’. The current spelling (rare before the 19th century) has been influenced by the French form

    Definitions

    1. not clear

    Examples

    • « not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy »
    • « opaque windows of the jail »
    • « opaque to X-rays »

    Synonyms

    • cloudy
    • muddy
    • mirky
    • murky
    • turbid
    • fogged
    • foggy
    • frosted
    • glaucous
    • milky
    • milklike
    • whitish
    • semiopaque
    • solid

    Antonyms

    • clear

See also

  • unclear

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