C2adjective · rare

opaque

opaque · more opaque · most opaque

непрозорий

матовый, непрозрачный

dunkel, matt, unklar, unverständlich

Neither reflecting nor emitting lightNeither reflecting nor emitting light.

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UK/əʊˈpeɪk/US/oʊˈpeɪk/

» The truth is opaque and consequently imperceptible.

Истина прозрачна и потому незаметна.

Meaning

5 senses

Neither reflecting nor emitting light.
matt, dunkel
not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
undurchsichtig, undurchlässig, opak
ма́товыйmátovyj, непрозра́чныйneprozráčnyj
непрозо́рийneprozóryj
(figuratively)Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of.
unklar, schleierhaft, unverständlich
(figuratively)Obtuse, stupid.
stumpf, begriffsstutzig, schwerfällig
Describes a data type for which higher-level callers have no knowledge of data values or their representations; all operations are carried out by the type's defined abstract operators.

Examples

13 sentences

The truth is opaque and consequently imperceptible.
ruИстина прозрачна и потому незаметна.
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You don't know what that small opaque bottle contains.
deDu weißt nicht, was in der kleinen undurchsichtigen Flasche drin ist.
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This is one of the world's most opaque regimes.
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Contrary to what many people think, opaque glass is very old.
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Some businesses complain of opaque regulations and unequal enforcement of the law.
deManche Unternehmen klagen über undurchsichtige Vorschriften und ungleichen Gesetzesvollzug.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

hindering light to pass through:

Русский

By meaning 1

hindering light to pass through:

Deutsch

By meaning 5

neither reflecting nor emitting light:

hindering light to pass through:

allowing little light to pass through:

unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of:

obtuse, stupid:

Origin

From Middle English opake, from Latin opacus (“shaded, shady, dark”) (of unknown origin),

From Middle English opake, from Latin opacus (“shaded, shady, dark”) (of unknown origin), later reinforced from Middle French opaque. Doublet of ubac.

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