opacity, opaqueness
(noun) the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light
opacity, opaqueness
(noun) incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning
opacity
(noun) the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
opacity (countable and uncountable, plural opacities)
(uncountable) The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through
(uncountable) The state or quality of being inaccessible to understanding.
(optics, countable) A measure of relative impenetrability to electromagnetic radiation such as light.
• opaqueness
• transparency
Source: Wiktionary
O*pac"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. opacitas: cf.F. opacité.]
1. The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opaqueness.
2. Obscurity; want of clearness. Bp. Hall.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.