OPAQUE


Meaning of OPAQUE in English

adj. & n.

--adj. (opaquer, opaquest)

1. not transmitting light.

2 impenetrable to sight.

3 obscure; not lucid.

4 obtuse, dull-witted.

--n.

1. an opaque thing or substance.

2 a substance for producing opaque areas on negatives.

Derivatives:

opaquely adv. opaqueness n.

Etymology: ME opak f. L opacus: spelling now assim. to F

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.