Definition of opaque
Adjectives
not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
"opaque windows of the jail"
"opaque to X-rays"
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unclear
not clear to the mind
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cloudy, mirky, muddy, murky, turbid
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
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fogged, foggy
obscured by fog
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frosted
(of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost
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glaucous
having a frosted look from a powdery coating, as on plants
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light-tight, lightproof
not penetrable by light
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milklike, milky, whitish
resembling milk in color not clear
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semiopaque
partially opaque
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solid
impenetrable for the eye
- Antonyms:
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clear
allowing light to pass through
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crystal clear, crystalline, limpid, lucid, pellucid, transparent
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
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hyaline, hyaloid
resembling glass in transparency or translucency
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liquid
clear and bright
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semitransparent, translucent
allowing light to pass through diffusely
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unclouded
not made opaque or cloudy by sediment
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unfrosted
(of glass) lacking a frosted coating
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not clearly understood or expressed
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- unintelligible
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incomprehensible, uncomprehensible
difficult to understand
Vocabulary Lists for opaque
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Vocabulary study list for William Golding's "Lord of...
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