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The degree to which something reduces the passage of light
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opaqueness
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The characteristic of being opaque.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Opaqueness \O*paque"ness\, n. The state or quality of being impervious to light; opacity. --Dr. H. More.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning [syn: opacity ] the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light [syn: opacity ] [ant: clearness ]
Usage examples of opaqueness.
Down, slanting far down through the opaline opaqueness, he saw the huge trunk extend itself, to an immemorial root-hold in the clayey, perpendicular walls of the Perdu.
Janice pushed through and for a panicked moment felt her breath stop, saw a wavering opaqueness begin to draw across her vision.
Clarence and Margot Offenden had established the prize back in the seventies out of a shared exasperation with the opaqueness of the contemporary novel.