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opaques

opaques is the plural of opaque.

opaques is the third-person singular simple present indicative of opaque.

Meaning of opaque

Noun

opaque (plural opaques)

  1. (obsolete, poetic) An area of darkness; a place or region with no light.
    • Through this opaque of Nature and of Soul, / This double night, transmit one pitying ray, / To lighten, and to cheer.1745, Edward Young, Night-Thoughts, section I
  2. Something which is opaque rather than translucent.
    • They can be obtained in various thicknesses and in many colors, including beautiful imitations of pearl, mother-of-pearl, veins and mottles, stratifications, roll stratifications, imitation corals, and all colors of translucents, transparents and opaques, grained ivory, shell (plain and corrugated...1935 March, F. L. Nowosatka, “Making Colorful Modern Rings from Old Toothbrush Handles”, in Raymond J. Brown, editor, Popular Science Monthly, volume 126, number 3, New York, N.Y.: Popular Science...

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Questions about opaques

What is opaques the plural of?
Opaques is the plural of opaque.

Words near opaques in the dictionary

  1. opaquenesses
  2. opaquening
  3. opaquens
  4. opaquer
  5. opaquers
  6. opaques
  7. opaquest
  8. opaquing
  9. opara
  10. opas
  11. OPAT

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