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opaque
- /əʊˈpeɪk/ UK
- /oʊˈpeɪk/ Canada, US
- /əʉˈpæɪk/ Australia
- [ɐʉˈpæɪk] Australia
- /ɐʉˈpæɪk/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -eɪk
Where it comes from
From Middle English opake, from Latin opacus (“shaded, shady, dark”) (of unknown origin), later reinforced from Middle French opaque. Doublet of ubac.
adjective more opaque · opaquer · most opaque · opaquest · opake
- 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 data 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.
Similar: adiaphanous, nontransparent, opacous, opacular, opaque, thick · Opposite: see-through, translucent, transparent, clear, obvious, oblique, bright, brilliant, turbid
noun opaques · opake
- 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 m
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: uncomprehensible, incomprehensible, unintelligible, mirky, turbid, murky, foggy, cloudy, muddy, frosted, whitish, solid, milklike, milky, milk, glaucous
adjective
Similar: adiaphanous, nontransparent, opacous, opacular, opaque, thick · Opposite: see-through, translucent, transparent, clear, obvious, oblique, bright, brilliant, turbid
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adj hindering light to pass through
| Español | opaco |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 불투명(不透明)한 bultumyeonghan |
| 日本語 | 不透明な futōmei-na |
| 中文 | 不透明 bù tòumíng |
| Português | opaco |
| Français | opaque |
| Deutsch | undurchsichtig, undurchlässig, opak, blickdicht |
| Italiano | opaco, opaca |
| Ελληνικά | αδιαφανής adiafanís |
| Română | netransparent, opac |
| Русский | ма́товый mátovyj, непрозра́чный neprozráčnyj |
| العربية | أَكْمَد ʔakmad |
adj unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of
| Deutsch | unklar, schleierhaft, unverständlich, unverstanden |
|---|---|
| Italiano | arcano, oscuro |
adj obtuse, stupid
| Deutsch | stumpf, begriffsstutzig, schwerfällig |
|---|---|
| Română | obtuz |
noun area of darkness
| Deutsch | Undurchsichtigkeit, Trübnis, Dunkelheit, verschleiern |
|---|
noun something which is opaque
| Deutsch | Undurchsichtiges, Blickdichtes |
|---|
verb to render opaque
| Español | opacar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | trüben, mattieren, verdunkeln, verschleiern |
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title = {opaque},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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