opacity

English Thesaurus

1. the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	quality,
definition	:	an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	cloudiness, muddiness, murkiness,
definition	:	the quality of being cloudy (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness, indistinctness, softness,
definition	:	the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	opaque,
definition	:	not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight (adj.all)

2. incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	incomprehensibility,
definition	:	the quality of being incomprehensible (noun.attribute)

3. the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation (noun.phenomenon)

hypernym	:	physical phenomenon,
definition	:	a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	optical opacity,
definition	:	opacity to light (noun.phenomenon)

hyponym	:	radio-opacity, radiopacity,
definition	:	opacity to X-rays or other radiation (noun.phenomenon)

4. the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	clarity, clearness, uncloudedness,
definition	:	the quality of clear water (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	opaque,
definition	:	not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight (adj.all)

5. incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	opaque, unintelligible,
definition	:	not clearly understood or expressed (adj.all)

6. the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation (noun.phenomenon)

antonym	:	transparence, transparency,
definition	:	permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	opaque,
definition	:	not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight (adj.all)

7. the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	clarity, clearness, uncloudedness,
definition	:	the quality of clear water (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	opaque,
definition	:	not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight (adj.all)

8. incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	opaque, unintelligible,
definition	:	not clearly understood or expressed (adj.all)

9. the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation (noun.phenomenon)

antonym	:	transparence, transparency,
definition	:	permitting the free passage of electromagnetic radiation (noun.phenomenon)

derivation	:	opaque,
definition	:	not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight (adj.all)