Opake

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Archaic spelling of opaque. alt-of, archaic

    "Gestures […] are not of general use, since darkness or the interposition of an opake medium renders them useless."

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cloudturbidunintelligibleabstruseadiaphanousadiaphanous

Example

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"Gestures […] are not of general use, since darkness or the interposition of an opake medium renders them useless."

Etymology

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

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