opaciousadj.
/əʊˈpeɪʃəs/, U.S. /oʊˈpeɪʃəs/ rare.† 1. Not illuminated, shady; = opaque adj. 1a. Obsolete.
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the world > matter > light > transparency or translucence > opacity > [adjective]
troublea1327
nebulous?a1425
cloudy1587
shady1605
untransparent1605
untransparablea1618
opacous1625
opaque1631
opacious1643
non-transparent1653
adiaphanous1658
undiaphanous1666
opacular1761
intransparent1842
opacious1953
1643 Plea for King 4 The opacious body of the earth.
a1672 P. Sterry Appearance of God to Man in Gospel (1710) 150 Here nothing is opacious, or shady to keep out the Light.
2. Impenetrable to sight; = opaque adj. 2a.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > light > transparency or translucence > opacity > [adjective]
troublea1327
nebulous?a1425
cloudy1587
shady1605
untransparent1605
untransparablea1618
opacous1625
opaque1631
opacious1643
non-transparent1653
adiaphanous1658
undiaphanous1666
opacular1761
intransparent1842
opacious1953
1953 S. Beckett Watt iii. 158 I was very fond of fences, of wire fences,..; not of walls, nor palissades, nor opacious hedges, no.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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