opaque

Meanings

• adjective

  1. Lacking transparency, clarity, or lucidity.

  - "The fog was so opaque that we could hardly see the shore."
  - "The glass was opaque, making it difficult to read the label."

• adjective

  2. Impervious to perception or understanding.

  - "The company's financial situation remained opaque to outsiders."
  - "The meaning of the ancient text was opaque to scholars."

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Antonyms

bright , brilliant , clear , obvious , see-through , translucent , transparent

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Synonyms

blur , cloud

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with opaque
haze , maze , aze , blaze , maze

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Variants

List of all variants of opaque that leads to same result
opaque , opaquely , opaqueness , opaquenesses , opaquer , opaques , opaquest , opaque projector , opaque projectors

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'obcaecatus', meaning 'blinded' or 'obstructed'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'opaque' is often used in the field of materials science to describe substances that do not allow light to pass through.

2. In mathematics, an opaque function is one that does not reveal any information about its internal workings.

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Related Concepts

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1. transparent: The opposite of opaque, referring to something that is clear and allows light or information to pass through.

2. obscure: Relating to or suggesting that something is hard to understand or explain, often due to complexity or lack of clarity.

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Quotes

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1. The reality facing Rory Stewart was that he was sent into a collapsed rural region in a country of which he knew almost nothing, and in which he had to find his way through a maze of "opaque" tribal and religious relationships.

   - Robert Skidelsky,{it}New York Review of Books{/it},5 Oct. 2006

2. Arborio rice, the kind that grows in the Po Valley and gave rise to the wonderful dish risotto, has a tiny "opaque" white pearl on the inside that remains al dente, and starch on the outside that the grains release during cooking, making a creamy sauce.

   - Corby Kummer,{it}Atlantic{/it},March 1993

3. In the opening hour, a group of strangers receive a maddeningly "opaque" cell-phone summons to join a secret cross-country race with a $32 million prize. The thing is, the summons can also be a threat (one competitor's wife is possibly being held captive), and the consequences of falling behind are murderous.

   - Tom Gliatto,{it}People{/it},23 Apr. 2007

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Culture

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In literature, opaque can refer to a character or situation that is unclear or difficult to understand. In art, it can be used to describe an image or painting that is not transparent or easily interpreted.

How to Memorize "opaque"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize an object that is completely covered in a thick fog or mist. This is what it means for something to be opaque.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'opaque' with 'obscure' or 'mystery'. These words share similar meanings and can help reinforce the concept.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the acronym 'O-P-A-Q-U-E': Opaque objects Obscure our Perception, making them Unclear and Quite Unexplainable.

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