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opacity.

The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through.

7 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/oʊˈpæsɪti/US
  1. The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through.

    uncountable
    We could not see the sandbar due to the opacity of the muddy water.
  2. The state or quality of being inaccessible to understanding.

    uncountable
    The opacity of these decisions is troubling.
  3. A measure of relative impenetrability to electromagnetic radiation such as light.

    countable
    The opacity of a clean glass window is near zero.
  4. An opaque area.

    countable
Where this word comes from

From opaque + -ity, from French opacité, from Latin opācitās, from opācus.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.