Meaning of opaque in English

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