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Word entry · 6 letters

opaque

Best crossword clue

"Not see-through"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /əʊˈpeɪk/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aeopquStarts with OEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight

Word origin

From Middle English opake, from Latin opacus (“shaded, shady, dark”) (of unknown origin), later reinforced from Middle French opaque. Doublet of ubac.

Used in a sentence

  • We have agreed that heat is energy to begin with. Light is also a form of energy for when absorbed by any opaque substance it turns completely into heat.
  • Through this opaque of Nature and of Soul, / This double night, transmit one pitying ray, / To lighten, and to cheer.

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