opaque

Study(15)

UK /əʊˈpeɪk/ US /oʊˈpeɪk/

adj 5noun 2verb 1

Collocations

(adj.) not clear enough to see through

VERBS

be, look

become

The glass door became opaque when we applied the frosted film to it.

ADV

very | completely | almost, nearly

relatively, slightly

The bathroom window was relatively opaque, so nobody could see inside from the street.

PREP

with

The bathroom mirror became opaque with steam after the hot shower.

(adj.) difficult to understand

VERBS

be | become

render sth

The heavy curtains render the living room completely opaque during the day.

ADV

extremely, very | completely | relatively, slightly, somewhat

Definitions

adj

Neither reflecting nor emitting light.

We have agreed that heat is energy to begin with. Light is also a form of energy for when absorbed by any opaque substance it turns completely into heat.

Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.

Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of.

Obtuse, stupid.

Describes a type for which higher-level callers have no knowledge of data values or their representations; all operations are carried out by the type's defined abstract operators.

noun

An area of darkness; a place or region with no light.

Through this opaque of Nature and of Soul, / This double night, transmit one pitying ray, / To lighten, and to cheer.

Something which is opaque rather than translucent.

They can be obtained in various thicknesses and in many colors, including beautiful imitations of pearl, mother-of-pearl, veins and mottles, stratifications, roll stratifications, imitation corals, and all colors of translucents, transparents and opaques, grained ivory, shell (plain and corrugated mottle), onyx, wood effects, plaids, checks, stripes, metallic, bronze pearl plain, bronze pearl with fancy blocks, bronze pearl in veins and stripes, and what is called “essence pearl.”

verb

To make, render (more) opaque.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — hard or impossible to understand

unintelligible

Antonyms

clear

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

We have agreed that heat is energy to begin with. Light is also a form of energy for when absorbed by any opaque substance it turns completely into heat.

Wiktionary

Through this opaque of Nature and of Soul, / This double night, transmit one pitying ray, / To lighten, and to cheer.

Wiktionary

"The day pulls to a close" is a barbarism, possibly entirely opaque if you fail to recognize it as a translation of "The day draws to a close."

Tatoeba · #2040091

Opaque? Not at all. Intuitively obvious to the most casual observer.

Tatoeba · #2099894

You don't know what that small opaque bottle contains.

Tatoeba · #2760307

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, opaque is marked as figuratively, obsolete, poetic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

Your note

not saved

0 chars