opacity

Meaning

1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through
2. (uncountable) The state or quality of being inaccessible to understanding.
3. (countable) A measure of relative impenetrability to electromagnetic radiation such as light.

Synonyms

opaqueness

obscurity

darkness

turbidity

cloudness

dullness

elusiveness

feculence

impenetrability

impermeability

imperviousness

indistinctness

matt

moisture

murkiness

obtuseness

stupidity

thickness

turbidness

feculency

opacitas

non-transparency

opaque area

zone of opacity

coefficient of opacity nontransparency

opagueness

blackness

turbidity degree

blur

cloud

☁️

clouding

dimness

Translations

opacité

opacità

opacidad

opacidade

opacitat

αδιαφάνεια

Undurchsichtigkeit

opacitat

θαμπάδα

θολότητα

χοντροκεφαλιά

donukluk

Deckkraft

Opazität

şeffaf olmayış

Pronounced as (IPA)

/oʊˈpæsɪtiː/

Etymology

From opaque + -ity, from French opacité, from Latin opacitas.