Adjective: opaque
Comparison Forms
Synthetic
| Comparative | opaquer |
| Superlative | opaquest |
Perifrastic
| Comparative | more opaque |
| Superlative | most opaque |
Sample Sentences
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We have agreed that heat is energy to begin with. Light is also a form of energy for when absorbed by any opaque substance it turns completely into heat. [1968, Isaac Asimov, Photosynthesis, Basic Books, Inc., page 60:]
Adjectives inflected like opaque
serene,
severe,
secure,
sedate,
wheelie,
simple,
complete,
fulsome,
sprightlie,
discrete,
plosive,
bizarre,
brusque,
brittle,
wholesome,
sincere,
shystie,
loveable,
prophane,
terrible, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Middle English opake, from Latin opacus (“shaded, shady, dark”) (of unknown origin), later reinforced from Middle French opaque. Doublet of ubac. See: Latin Adjectives '
opacus'.
Verbs referencing "opaque"
Finnish Adjectives
opaakki.