/
ə(ʊ)ˈpeɪk/
adj.
(opaquer, opaquest)
- not able to be seen through; not transparent.
- difficult or impossible to understand.
n.
an opaque thing.
▸Photography a substance for producing opaque areas on negatives.
Derivative
- opaquely adv.
- opaqueness n.
Etymology
ME opake, from L. opacus ‘darkened’.
