opaque

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   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.
2. 2

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

3. 3

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

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   1. 4

      Obtuse, stupid.

   2. 5

      Describes a type for which higher-level callers have no knowledge of data values or their…

      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.

   3. 6

      An area of darkness

      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.
   4. 7

      Something which is opaque rather than translucent.

   5. 8

      To make, render (more) opaque.

The neighborhood

• synonymadiaphanous
• synonymnontransparent
• synonymopacous
• synonymopacular
• synonymopaque
• synonymthick
• antonymsee-throughantonym(s) of “physically”
• antonymtranslucentantonym(s) of “physically”
• antonymtransparentantonym(s) of “physically”
• antonymclearantonym(s) of “figuratively”
• antonymobviousantonym(s) of “figuratively”
• antonymobliqueantonym(s) of “figuratively”
• antonymbrightantonym(s) of “figuratively”
• antonymbrilliantantonym(s) of “figuratively”
• antonymturbid
• neighboropacity
• neighborstarproof