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opaqueness

/oʊˈpeɪknəs/ noun

Synonym of opacity.

Word Origin 'Opaque' comes from Latin 'opacus', meaning 'dark, shaded'. So 'opaqueness' is the state of being dark and impenetrable to light. The root also gives us 'opacity' (the quality of being opaque) and 'opaquely'. The morpheme breakdown opaque+ness adds the Old English suffix to the Latin root, creating an abstract noun.

noun Synonym of opacity. countable

The opaqueness of the legal document confused most readers.

(名词) 不透明性；不透明度

法律文件的不透明性让大多数读者感到困惑。

(sustantivo) Sinónimo de opacidad.

La opacidad del documento legal confundió a la mayoría de los lectores.

(nom) opacité [Caractère de ce qui est difficile à comprendre ou à pénétrer, peu clair. Synonyme d'opacité.]

L'**opaqueness** du document juridique a laissé perplexes la plupart des lecteurs.

(Substantiv) Undurchsichtigkeit; Unklarheit [die Eigenschaft, undurchsichtig oder schwer verständlich zu sein; Synonym zu *Undurchsichtigkeit*.]

Die **opaqueness** des juristischen Dokuments verwirrte die meisten Leser.

(名詞) 不明瞭さ、わかりにくさ

その法的文書の難解さに、ほとんどの読者が戸惑った。

(substantivo) opacidade [Sinônimo de opacidade.]

A opacidade do documento jurídico confundiu a maioria dos leitores.

Synonyms: opacity cloudiness murkiness haziness turbidity dullness thickness obscurity Antonyms: transparency clarity clearness translucency
Word parts: opaque + ness

Related words

opaquely opacity

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