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opaque

(oʊpeɪk)
1. adjective
If an object or substance is opaque, you cannot see through it.
You can always use opaque glass if you need to block a street view.
2. adjective
If you say that something is opaque, you mean that it is difficult to understand.
...the opaque language of the inspector's reports.
More Synonyms of opaque

opaque in British English

(əʊˈpeɪk)
adjective
1. 
not transmitting light; not transparent or translucent
2. 
not reflecting light; lacking lustre or shine; dull
3. 
not transmitting radiant energy, such as electromagnetic or corpuscular radiation, or sound
4. 
hard to understand; unintelligible
5. 
unintelligent; dense
noun
6.  photography
an opaque pigment used to block out particular areas on a negative
verbWord forms: opaques, opaquing or opaqued (transitive)
7. 
to make opaque
8.  photography
to block out particular areas, such as blemishes, on (a negative), using an opaque
Derived forms
opaquely (oˈpaquely)
adverb
opaqueness (oˈpaqueness)
noun
Word origin
C15: from Latin opācus shady

opaque in American English

(oʊˈpeɪk)
adjective
1. 
not letting light pass through; not transparent or translucent
2. 
not reflecting light; not shining or lustrous; dull or dark
3. 
not allowing electricity, heat, etc. to pass through
4. 
hard to understand; obscure
5. 
slow in understanding; obtuse
noun
6. 
anything opaque
7.  Photography
an opaque liquid used in blocking out parts of a negative
verb transitiveWord forms: oˈpaqued or oˈpaquing
8. 
to make opaque
9.  Photography
to apply opaque to (a negative)
Derived forms
opaquely (oˈpaquely)
adverb
opaqueness (oˈpaqueness)
noun
Word origin
ME opake < L opacus, shady

Examples of 'opaque' in a sentence
opaque

It would hamper investigations and make trials more opaque to the public.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Making up one side of this hall are two floors of viewing rooms with opaque glass walls.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The most basic elements in the narrative remain opaque.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
Her window on the outside world is now opaque.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Elegant opaque glass lights hang from the ceilings.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Characters arrive encrusted with pages and pages of back story yet somehow manage to remain opaque.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But the business of how we guard and are guarded against online theft seems much more opaque and difficult.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Time to hit the opaque tights.
The Sun (2011)
No opaque or flowery language: it just did exactly what it said on the bottle.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He worried endlessly, for he is far more insecure than the opaque hard man many imagine.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Which is why it's so alarming that opaque tights are in fashion.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is intangible, opaque and difficult to understand.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Instead of shedding a light on the wheeling and dealing surrounding player payments and transfers, they actually make it more opaque.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Lower users are paying more for their energy because of the opaque system used to charge Britons for their gas and electricity.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It floods the car with light and on a hot day there's a button that can turn it from transparent to opaque.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Who, after all, can object to a less opaque tax system and sizzling summer sunshine?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The payday loans business is notoriously opaque, with more than 200 firms targeting consumers who are struggling to pay their bills.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

In other languages
opaque

British English: opaque ADJECTIVE
If an object or substance is opaque, you cannot see through it.
You can always use opaque glass if you need to block a street view.
  • American English: opaque
  • Brazilian Portuguese: opaco
  • Chinese: 不透明的
  • European Spanish: opaco
  • French: opaque
  • German: undurchsichtig
  • Italian: opaco
  • Japanese: 不透明な
  • Korean: 불투명한
  • European Portuguese: opaco
  • Latin American Spanish: opaco

Chinese translation of 'opaque'

opaque

(əuˈpeɪk)

adj

  1. [substance, glass, window] 不透明的 (bù tòumíng de)
  2. [comment, language] 晦涩(澀)的 (huìsè de)
1 (adjective) 
Definition
not able to be seen through
The bathroom has an opaque glass window.
Synonyms
cloudy
It was a cloudy, windy day.
clouded
dull
It's always dull and raining.
dim
a dim February day
muddied
muddy
He was up to his armpits in muddy water.
murky
Their plane crashed in murky weather.
hazy
The air was filled with hazy sunshine and frost.
filmy
turbid
lustreless
non-transparent
Opposites
clear
,
transparent
,
bright
,
lucid
,
crystal clear
,
limpid
,
pellucid
,
transpicuous
2 (adjective) 
Definition
hard to understand
the opaque language of the official report
Synonyms
incomprehensible
incomprehensible mathematics puzzles
obscure
The contract is written in obscure language.
unclear
difficult
It was a very difficult decision to make.
puzzling
His letter poses a number of puzzling questions.
baffling
I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms.
enigmatic
She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films.
perplexing
The procedure is perplexing at the best of times.
impenetrable
His philosophical work is notoriously impenetrable.
unintelligible
She muttered something unintelligible.
pages inscribed with unintelligible characters
cryptic
I wondered just what he meant by that cryptic remark.
unfathomable
How unfathomable and odd is life!
abstruse
Meetings keep reverting to discussions about abstruse resolutions.
obfuscated
beyond comprehension
Opposites
clear
,
lucid
,
crystal clear

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abstruse
Definition
not easy to understand
Meetings keep reverting to discussions about abstruse resolutions.
Synonyms
obscure,
complex,
confusing,
puzzling,
subtle,
mysterious,
concealed,
abstract,
vague,
deep,
dark,
hidden,
unclear,
ambiguous,
enigmatic,
esoteric,
perplexing,
occult,
opaque,
incomprehensible,
arcane,
hazy,
cryptic,
unfathomable,
recondite,
Delphic,
clear as mud (informal)
in the sense of baffling
I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms.
Synonyms
puzzling,
strange,
confusing,
weird,
mysterious,
unclear,
bewildering,
elusive,
enigmatic,
perplexing,
incomprehensible,
mystifying,
inexplicable,
unaccountable,
unfathomable
in the sense of cryptic
Definition
having a hidden or secret meaning
I wondered just what he meant by that cryptic remark.
Synonyms
mysterious,
dark,
coded,
puzzling,
obscure,
vague,
veiled,
ambiguous,
enigmatic,
perplexing,
arcane,
equivocal,
abstruse,
Delphic,
oracular

Nearby words of
opaque

  • oozy
  • opacity
  • opalescent
  • opaque
  • open
  • open spaces
  • open-air

Synonyms of 'opaque'

opaque

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of difficult
Definition
not easy to do, understand, or solve
It was a very difficult decision to make.
Synonyms
problematical,
involved,
complex,
complicated,
delicate,
obscure,
abstract,
baffling,
intricate,
perplexing,
thorny,
knotty,
abstruse,
ticklish,
enigmatical
in the sense of dim
Definition
lacking in brightness or lustre
a dim February day
Synonyms
cloudy,
grey,
gloomy,
dismal,
murky,
overcast,
leaden
in the sense of dull
Definition
(of weather) not bright or clear
It's always dull and raining.
Synonyms
cloudy,
dim,
gloomy,
dismal,
overcast,
leaden,
turbid
in the sense of enigmatic
She starred in one of Welles's most enigmatic films.
Synonyms
mysterious,
puzzling,
obscure,
baffling,
ambiguous,
perplexing,
incomprehensible,
mystifying,
inexplicable,
unintelligible,
paradoxical,
cryptic,
inscrutable,
unfathomable,
indecipherable,
recondite,
Delphic,
oracular,
sphinxlike
in the sense of filmy
Definition
very thin and almost transparent
Synonyms
transparent,
blurred,
dim,
pearly,
milky,
opaque,
cloudy,
misty,
hazy,
bleary,
blurry,
opalescent,
membranous,
bleared
in the sense of hazy
Definition
(of the sky or a view) unable to be seen clearly because of dust or heat
The air was filled with hazy sunshine and frost.
Synonyms
misty,
faint,
dim,
dull,
obscure,
veiled,
smoky,
cloudy,
foggy,
overcast,
blurry,
nebulous
in the sense of impenetrable
Definition
impossible to understand
His philosophical work is notoriously impenetrable.
Synonyms
incomprehensible,
obscure,
baffling,
dark,
hidden,
mysterious,
enigmatic,
arcane,
inexplicable,
unintelligible,
inscrutable,
unfathomable,
indiscernible,
cabbalistic,
enigmatical
in the sense of muddy
Definition
cloudy
He was up to his armpits in muddy water.
Synonyms
cloudy,
dirty,
foul,
opaque,
impure,
turbid
in the sense of murky
Definition
gloomy or dark
Their plane crashed in murky weather.
Synonyms
dark,
gloomy,
dismal,
grey,
dull,
obscure,
dim,
dreary,
cloudy,
misty,
impenetrable,
foggy,
overcast,
dusky,
nebulous,
cheerless
in the sense of obscure
Definition
not easily understood
The contract is written in obscure language.
Synonyms
abstruse,
involved,
complex,
confusing,
puzzling,
subtle,
mysterious,
deep,
vague,
unclear,
doubtful,
mystical,
intricate,
ambiguous,
enigmatic,
esoteric,
perplexing,
occult,
opaque,
incomprehensible,
arcane,
cryptic,
unfathomable,
recondite,
Delphic,
clear as mud (informal)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of perplexing
The procedure is perplexing at the best of times.
Synonyms
puzzling,
complex,
confusing,
complicated,
involved,
hard,
taxing,
difficult,
strange,
weird,
mysterious,
baffling,
bewildering,
intricate,
enigmatic,
mystifying,
inexplicable,
thorny,
paradoxical,
unaccountable,
knotty,
labyrinthine
in the sense of puzzling
His letter poses a number of puzzling questions.
Synonyms
perplexing,
baffling,
bewildering,
hard,
involved,
misleading,
unclear,
ambiguous,
enigmatic,
incomprehensible,
mystifying,
inexplicable,
unaccountable,
knotty,
unfathomable,
labyrinthine,
full of surprises,
abstruse,
beyond you,
oracular
in the sense of unfathomable
Definition
too strange or complicated to be understood
How unfathomable and odd is life!
Synonyms
baffling,
incomprehensible,
inexplicable,
deep,
profound,
esoteric,
impenetrable,
unknowable,
abstruse,
indecipherable
in the sense of unintelligible
Definition
impossible to make out or understand
She muttered something unintelligible.pages inscribed with unintelligible characters
Synonyms
incomprehensible,
incoherent,
inarticulate,
meaningless,
muddled,
jumbled,
unfathomable,
illegible,
indistinct,
indecipherable
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