Unfamiliar vs Opaque - What's the difference?
unfamiliar | opaque |
Strange, not familiar.
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Neither reflecting nor emitting light.
Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
(figuratively) Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of
(figuratively) Obtuse, stupid.
(computing) Describes a 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.
(obsolete, poetic) An area of darkness; a place or region with no light.
* 1745 , Edward Young, Night-Thoughts , I:
Something which is opaque rather than translucent.
To make, render (more) opaque.
As adjectives the difference between unfamiliar and opaque
is that unfamiliar is strange, not familiar while opaque is neither reflecting nor emitting light.As nouns the difference between unfamiliar and opaque
is that unfamiliar is an unfamiliar person; a stranger while opaque is (obsolete|poetic) an area of darkness; a place or region with no light.As a verb opaque is
to make, render (more) opaque.unfamiliar
English
Adjective
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opaque
English
(wikipedia opaque)Alternative forms
* opakeAdjective
(en adjective)Antonyms
* (physically) see-through, translucent, transparent * (figuratively) clear, obvious, bright, brilliantUsage notes
* The comparative opaquer and superlative opaquest, though formed following valid rules for English, are much less common than more opaque' and ' most opaque and seem to occur more frequently in poetry.Derived terms
* opaquely * opaqueness * radiopaqueNoun
(en noun)- Through this opaque of Nature and of Soul, / This double night, transmit one pitying ray, / To lighten, and to cheer.