opacity

About 1.31 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

   We could not see the sandbar due to the opacity of the muddy water.

2. noun The state or quality of being inaccessible to understanding.

   The opacity of these decisions is troubling.

3. noun A measure of relative impenetrability to electromagnetic radiation such as light.

   The opacity of a clean glass window is near zero.

4. noun An opaque area.

Similar words

opaqueness obscurity confusion secrecy ambiguity opaque transparency smoke electron murkiness

Often followed by

of and is in to or at that slider

Word family

opacities