Opaqueness

o·paque  (-pk)

adj.

1.

a. Impenetrable by light; neither transparent nor translucent.

b. Not reflecting light; having no luster: an opaque finish.

2. Impenetrable by a form of radiant energy other than visible light: a chemical solution opaque to x-rays.

3.

a. So obscure as to be unintelligible: "opaque, elusive, minimal meanings" John Simon.

b. Obtuse of mind; dense. See Synonyms at dark.

n.

Something that is opaque, especially an opaque pigment used to darken parts of a photographic print or negative.

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[Middle English opake, shady, and French opaque, opaque (from Old French, shady), both from Latin opcus.]

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o·paquely adv.

o·paqueness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	opaqueness - incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning opacity incomprehensibility - the quality of being incomprehensible
	2.	opaqueness - the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light opacity murkiness, cloudiness, muddiness - the quality of being cloudy blurriness, fuzziness, indistinctness, fogginess, softness - the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare