opacity

Noun

Meaning

The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opaqueness.

Obscurity; want of clearness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

opaqueness nebula floater dark density complexity ambiguity darkness fog secrecy opaque obscurity blur nighttime haze
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Antonyms

clarity transparency definition serenity purpose intelligence
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Hypernyms

quality incomprehensibility physical phenomenon

Hyponyms

softness cloudiness murkiness fogginess indistinctness muddiness

Phrases with the word

spectral light opacity referential opacity snowball opacity opacity coefficient spectral opacity nuclear lens opacity

Examples

Each generation must discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity. Frantz Fanon

Who can still believe in the opacity of bodies since our sharpened and modified sensitivity has already penetrated the obscure manifestations of the medium? Why should we forget in our creations the double power of our sight, capable of giving results analogous to those of X-rays? Umberto Boccioni

Nigeria is still grappling with the negative consequences of the use of opacity by senior members of government and their cronies between 1993 and 1998, awarding themselves juicy contracts in the extractive industry. Yemi Osinbajo

As others have pointed out above, the bureaucratic opacity in a language culturally attuned to obfuscation and imprecision and documentation in a script virtually unknown out side the islands are alone sufficient reason not to risk the investment. Source: Internet

Consequences Serialization breaks the opacity of an abstract data type by potentially exposing private implementation details. Source: Internet

Convection occurs because of opacity of the interior, which has a high density compared to the temperature. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

opacimeter opacious opacite opacity coefficient opacous opacousness