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Synonyms for opaqueness

Grammar : Noun
Spell : oh-peyk
Phonetic Transcription : oʊˈpeɪk

Définition of opaqueness

Origin :
  • early 15c., opake, from Latin opacus "shaded, in the shade, shady, dark, darkened, obscure," of unknown origin. Spelling influenced after c.1650 by French opaque (c.1500), from the Latin. Figurative use from 1761. Related: Opaquely; opaqueness.
  • As in cloudiness : noun vagueness
Example sentences :
  • The opaqueness of literacy partially explains why this is possible.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Then the mate plunged into view, a dark ball through the opaqueness.
  • Extract from : « Frontier Boys on the Coast » by Capt. Wyn Roosevelt
  • He was in trouble and Ardmore's opaqueness taxed his patience.
  • Extract from : « The Little Brown Jug at Kildare » by Meredith Nicholson
  • Opaqueness and contraction were the only forms of evil he recognized, and these are negative rather than active qualities.
  • Extract from : « William Blake » by Irene Langridge
  • Something passed across the face; the transparency turned to opaqueness, and then—two men.
  • Extract from : « The Blind Spot » by Austin Hall
  • Happily, we have chosen the right medium: the luminousness is destroyed, but the opaqueness remains visible.
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly , Vol I, Issue I, January 1862 » by Various
  • Illiteracy indeed does away with the opaqueness of literacy- based human relations.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • In four to seven days the opaqueness disappears, and the snake sheds after an additional three to six days (Table 12).
  • Extract from : « Natural History of Cottonmouth Moccasin, Agkistrodon piscovorus (Reptilia) » by Ray D. Burkett
  • Turning his back to the window, for many minutes he stared dumbly into the opaqueness before him.
  • Extract from : « The Alternative » by George Barr McCutcheon
  • There were but a few fleecy clouds, and these not of an opaqueness to darken its beams when they passed across it.
  • Extract from : « Philip Winwood » by Robert Neilson Stephens

Antonyms for opaqueness

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