opaque

Other forms of opaque

comparative

opaquer·

superlative

opaquest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about opaque

What does opaque mean?

opaque means "not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in opaque?

opaque has 2 syllables: opaq-ue. The stress falls on "ue". In IPA it is /oʊˈpeɪk/.

What is another word for opaque?

Close synonyms include unintelligible. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of opaque?

The recorded antonyms are clear.

Is opaque a common word?

opaque is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.