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   opaque

   /ə(ʊ)ˈpeɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. not able to be seen through; not transparent: "bottles filled with a pale opaque liquid" Similar non-transparentcloudyfilmyblurredsmearedhazymistydirtydingymuddymuddiedgrimysmearyOpposite transparenttranslucentclear
   • ▪ (especially of language) hard or impossible to understand: "technical jargon that was opaque to her" Similar obscureuncleardenseuncertainindeterminatemysteriouspuzzlingperplexingbafflingmystifyingconfusingenigmaticinexplicableunexplainedconcealedhiddenunfathomableincomprehensibleimpenetrablevagueambiguousDelphicindefiniteindistincthazyfoggynebulousequivocaldoubtfuldubiousobliqueellipticaloracularcrypticdeepabstrusereconditearcaneesotericrecherchéinformal:as clear as mudOpposite limpidclear

   noun

   • 1. an opaque thing.
   • ▪ a substance for producing opaque areas on negatives.

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. opaquely adverb
   • 2. opaqueness noun

   Scrabble Points: 17

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   OPAQUE definition: 1. preventing light from travelling through, and therefore not transparent or translucent: 2…. Learn more.

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   OPAQUE meaning: 1. preventing light from travelling through, and therefore not transparent or translucent: 2…. Learn more.

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   Opaque definition: not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.. See examples of OPAQUE used in a sentence.

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   opaque: [adjective] blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity 1).

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishopaque adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of opaque adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOPAQUE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   8 meanings: 1. not transmitting light; not transparent or translucent 2. not reflecting light; lacking lustre or shine; dull 3..... Click for more definitions.

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   Define opaque. opaque synonyms, opaque pronunciation, opaque translation, English dictionary definition of opaque. adj. 1. a. Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent. b. Not reflecting light; having no luster: an opaque finish. 2. Impenetrable by a...

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   opaque: 1 adj not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight “ opaque windows of the jail” “ opaque to X-rays” Synonyms: unclear not clear to the mind cloudy , mirky , muddy , murky , turbid (of liquids) clouded as with sediment fogged , foggy obscured by fog frosted (of glass) having a roughened coating ...

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