OPACITY
Scrabble letter values: O1P3A1C3I1T1Y4 = 14
Definition
- noun the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation.
- noun incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning. — synonyms: opaqueness
- noun the quality of being opaque to a degree. — synonyms: opaqueness
Examples
- “the degree to which something reduces the passage of light”
- “We could not see the sandbar due to the opacity of the muddy water.”
- “The opacity of these decisions is troubling.”