Opaque - English meaning

Opaque – definitions in English dictionary

adjective
Not able to be seen through; not transparent.
Usage examples:
Bottles filled with a pale opaque liquid
Synonims:
Non-transparent Cloudy Filmy Blurred Smeared Hazy Misty Dirty Dingy Muddy Muddied Grimy Smeary

noun
An opaque thing.
Usage examples:
To be honest, it's a relief when summer is over and we can get back into good old black opaques, wh…

adjective
(of a substance) preventing light from traveling through, and therefore not allowing you to see through it
Usage examples:
Opaque watercolors, the majority of readers found his poetry difficult, even opaque.

adjective
Difficult to understand or know about, especially because things have been intentionally kept secret or made complicated
Usage examples:
Governments have been able to maintain opaque and discriminatory procurement practices., accounting…

Opaque translation into English

Opaque: translate from English into Chinese

不透明, 瓀

Opaque: translate from English into Dutch

Ondoorzichtig, Ondoorschijnend, Mat, Onduidelijk, Duister, Donker, Duisternis, Onbevattelijk, Niet helder, Dom

Opaque: translate from English into French

Opaque, Obscur, Stupide, Obtus

Opaque: translate from English into German

Undurchsichtig, Opak, Lichtundurchlässig, Matt, Unklar

Opaque: translate from English into Hindi

अस्पष्ट, अपारदर्शी, अपारदार्शक, न झिल्लड़, मूर्ख, निष्प्रभ, धुंधला, मलिन

Opaque: translate from English into Italian

Opaco

Opaque: translate from English into Korean

불투명체, 우둔한, 불투명한, 광택이 없는, 부전도성의, 열 따위에 대한 부전도성의, 전기 따위에 대한 부전도성의

Opaque: translate from English into Russian

Непрозрачный, Матовый, Светонепроницаемый, Темный, Мрак, Тупой, Темнота

Opaque: translate from English into Spanish

Opaco, Opacidad

Word origin

late Middle English opake, from Latin opacus ‘darkened’. The current spelling (rare before the 19th century) has been influenced by the French form.

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Opaque – similar words

opaquer

adjective
Not able to be seen through; not transparent.
Usage examples:
Bottles filled with a pale opaque liquid

noun
An opaque thing.
Usage examples:
To be honest, it's a relief when summer is over and we can get back into good old black opaques, wh…

Opaquer - all meanings in English

opaquely

adverb
In a way that is difficult to understand
Usage examples:
Her eyes were opaquely sad., "i would be honoured," he said, while smiling opaquely.

Opaquely - all meanings in English

opaqued

adjective
Made opaque; blacked out.

Opaqued - all meanings in English

Opaque synonims

blurred

adjective
Unable to see or be seen clearly.
Usage examples:
Blurred vision

verb
Make or become unclear or less distinct.
Usage examples:
Tears blurred her vision

adjective
Difficult to see
Usage examples:
The photograph was very blurred., the picture on the tv went all blurry., do you agree that male an…

Blurred - all meanings in English

cloudy

adjective
(of the sky or weather) covered with or characterized by clouds.
Usage examples:
A very grey, cloudy day

adjective
Full of clouds
Usage examples:
A cloudy day

Cloudy - all meanings in English

dingy

adjective
Gloomy and drab.
Usage examples:
A dingy room

adjective
(of a place or material) dark and unattractive esp. because of being dirty or not cared for
Usage examples:
The stores seemed old and dingy, their lights too dim and their ceilings too low.

Dingy - all meanings in English

dirty

adjective
Covered or marked with an unclean substance.
Usage examples:
A tray of dirty cups and saucers

adverb
Used for emphasis.
Usage examples:
A dirty great slab of stone

verb
Make dirty.
Usage examples:
She didn't like him dirtying her nice clean towels

Dirty - all meanings in English

filmy

adjective
(especially of fabric) thin and translucent.
Usage examples:
Filmy white voile

adjective
Very thin and often transparent
Usage examples:
Filmy material, a filmy dress

Filmy - all meanings in English

grimy

adjective
Covered with or characterized by grime.
Usage examples:
The grimy industrial city

adjective
Dirty
Usage examples:
The child's face was grimy and streaked with tears.

Grimy - all meanings in English

hazy

adjective
Covered by a haze.
Usage examples:
It was a beautiful day but quite hazy

Hazy - all meanings in English

misty

adjective
Full of, covered with, or accompanied by mist.
Usage examples:
The evening was cold and misty

adjective
Slightly wet
Usage examples:
His eyes grew misty as he remembered her.

Misty - all meanings in English

muddied

verb
Cover or fill (something) with mud.
Usage examples:
The linoleum flooring was muddied

adjective
Covered in or full of mud.
Usage examples:
They changed their muddy boots

verb
Past simple and past participle of muddy
Usage examples:
Industrial activity has muddied the river.

Muddied - all meanings in English

muddy

adjective
Covered in or full of mud.
Usage examples:
They changed their muddy boots

verb
Cover or fill (something) with mud.
Usage examples:
The linoleum flooring was muddied

adjective
Covered by or containing mud (= wet, sticky earth)
Usage examples:
Don't bring those muddy boots inside!, muddy water, the room has been painted in muddy browns and g…

Muddy - all meanings in English

smeared

verb
Coat or mark (something) messily or carelessly with a greasy or sticky substance.
Usage examples:
His face was smeared with dirt

noun
A mark or streak of a greasy or sticky substance.
Usage examples:
There was an oil smear on his jacket

noun
A sample of tissue or other material taken from part of the body, spread thinly on a microscope slide for examination, typically for medical diagnosis.
Usage examples:
The smears were stained for cryptosporidium

Smeared - all meanings in English

smeary

adjective
Covered with smears (= dirty marks made by spreading a liquid or a thick substance over a surface)
Usage examples:
The dog's nose had made smeary marks on the glass., after a week of travelling, my map had become a…

Smeary - all meanings in English

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