Opaque

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.
  • adj. Not reflecting light; having no luster: an opaque finish.
  • adj. Impenetrable by a form of radiant energy other than visible light: a chemical solution opaque to x-rays.
  • adj. So obscure as to be unintelligible: "opaque, elusive, minimal meanings” ( John Simon).
  • adj. Obtuse of mind; dense. See Synonyms at dark.
  • n. Something that is opaque, especially an opaque pigment used to darken parts of a photographic print or negative.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. Neither reflecting nor emitting light.
  • adj. Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
  • adj. Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of
  • adj. Obtuse, stupid.
  • adj. 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.
  • n. An area of darkness; a place or region with no light.
  • n. Something which is opaque rather than translucent.
  • v. To make, render (more) opaque.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent.
  • adj. Obscure; not clear; unintelligible.
  • n. That which is opaque; opacity.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Shady; dark; hence, obscure.
  • Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent.
  • In entomology, having no luster: said of surfaces or colors.
  • In botany, mostly used in the sense of ‘not shining,’ or ‘dull.’
  • A similar ware made at Spode, introduced in 1805. Also called feldspar porcelain and ironstone china.
  • n. Opacity.
  • To render opaque.
  • n. Something opaque; specifically, a shade which can be worn over the forehead to protect the eyes from brilliant light.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. not clearly understood or expressed
  • adj. not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
  • Equivalent
    Antonym
    clear    obvious    bright    translucent    brilliant    see-through    transparent   
    Verb Form
    opaqued    opaques    opaquing   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    obscure    unintelligible    opacity    cloud    blur   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ache    Blake    Drake    Haik    Jake    Lake    Snake    ache    ake    awake   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    translucent    greenish    impenetrable    milky    glassy    luminous    shiny    amber    murky    featureless