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opake

opake is the obsolete spelling of opaque.

Meaning of opaque

Adjective

opaque (comparative more opaque or opaquer, superlative most opaque or opaquest)

  1. Neither reflecting nor emitting light.
    • 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
  2. Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
  3. (figuratively) Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of.
  4. (figuratively) Obtuse, stupid.
  5. Describes a data type for which higher-level callers have no knowledge of data values or their representations; all operations are carried out by the type's defined abstract operators.

See all 8 meanings of opaque

Forms of opake

comparativemore opake
superlativemost opake

Origin of opake

From Middle English opake, from Latin opacus (“shaded, shady, dark”) (of unknown origin), later reinforced from Middle French opaque.

Questions about opake

What is opake the obsolete spelling of?
Opake is the obsolete spelling of opaque.

Words near opake in the dictionary

  1. opacular
  2. opah
  3. opahs
  4. opakapaka
  5. opakapakas
  6. opake
  7. opal
  8. opal aura
  9. opal glass
  10. opal glasses
  11. opal pineapple

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