Meaning & use
Opaqueness
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The quality or state of not allowing light to pass through; also, the quality of being difficult to understand or see through, especially figuratively.
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The opaqueness of the frosted glass kept the bathroom private.
Critics complained about the opaqueness of the company's financial reporting.
A note on using this word
Essentially interchangeable with 'opacity', though 'opacity' is more common in technical and scientific writing.
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opacityobscurity
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