opaque
[adjective]
Synonyms: cloudy, dim, dull, filmy, hazy, impenetrable, muddy, murky

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Antonyms: transparent, transpicuous

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English Thesaurus: clear, transparent, see-through, limpid, opaque, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

o‧paque /əʊˈpeɪk $ oʊ-/ adjective [usually before noun]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin; Origin: opacus 'dark']

1. opaque glass or liquid is difficult to see through and often thick Antonym : transparent:
a shower with an opaque glass door

2. formal difficult to understand Synonym : obscure:
an opaque style of writing
—opaqueness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

opaque
adj.
I. not clear enough to see through
VERBS be, look | become Add the rice to the pan and cook until it becomes opaque.
ADV. very | completely | almost, nearly | relatively, slightly The glasses looked slightly opaque.
PREP. with The windows were nearly opaque with grime.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

opaque
II. difficult to understand
VERBS be | become | render sth The complex administrative arrangements render the decision-making process somewhat opaque.
ADV. extremely, very | completely | relatively, slightly, somewhat

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

clear easy to see through, rather than coloured or dirty:
The table top is a piece of clear glass.
a clear liquid
The water was so clear that you could see down to the bottom of the lake.
transparent clear - used especially about materials and solid things. Transparent is a little more formal than clear:
Fill a transparent plastic bottle with water.
a piece of transparent film
Melt 2 ounces of butter in a large frying pan, and cook the onions until they are almost transparent.
see-through made of a very thin material that you can see through - used especially about women’s clothes:
She wore a black see-through dress.
limpid literary clear - used especially about water or other liquids . This is a very formal word which is used in novels and literature:
limpid pools
She gave her a golden flask of limpid olive oil.
opaque difficult to see through:
The shower has an opaque glass door.

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