opaqueness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /oʊˈpeɪknəs/ UK /əʊˈpeɪknəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of not letting light through; obscurity of meaning The opaqueness of the legal jargon left ordinary readers thoroughly baffled. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of not letting... opacityobscuritymurkinesscloudinessimpenetrabilitydensity ↔ Opposites transparencyclaritytranslucencylucidity Word family Related forms opaqueopacity Etymology AI details From 'opaque' (Latin 'opacus', 'shaded, dark') plus '-ness', denoting the state of not transmitting light. opacus Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # opaqueness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /oʊˈpeɪknəs/ **IPA (UK):** /əʊˈpeɪknəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of not letting light through; obscurity of meaning ## Examples - The opaqueness of the legal jargon left ordinary readers thoroughly baffled. ## Synonyms - opacity - obscurity - murkiness - cloudiness - impenetrability - density ## Antonyms - transparency - clarity - translucency - lucidity ## Related Forms - opaque - opacity ## Roots and Affixes - Root: opacus ## Etymology From 'opaque' (Latin 'opacus', 'shaded, dark') plus '-ness', denoting the state of not transmitting light. ## AI Etymology Opaqueness comes from 'opaque' (Latin 'opacus', 'shaded, dark') plus '-ness', denoting the state of not transmitting light. The form preserves a compact historical development in which the older wording and the present sense remain closely connected. As a noun, it denotes "the quality of not letting light through; obscurity of meaning", keeping the historical idea close to its dictionary sense. Relevant historical forms include Latin opacus. Related words include opaque, opacity. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown