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opacousness

opacousness noun: opacity.

Noun

opacousness (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Opacity.
    • [T]hat 'tis the flaws that produce this opacousness, may be argued from this, that particles of the same Ammel much thicker if unflaw'd will appear somewhat transparent even to the eye […].1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section X

Origin of opacousness

From opacous + -ness.

Questions about opacousness

What does opacousness mean?
Opacousness means opacity.
What part of speech is opacousness?
Opacousness is a noun.

Words near opacousness in the dictionary

  1. opacite
  2. opacites
  3. opacities
  4. opacity
  5. opacous
  6. opacousness
  7. OPACs
  8. opacular
  9. opah
  10. opahs
  11. opakapaka

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