C1nounformallanguageacademic
US/oʊˈpæs.ə.ti/
UK/əʊˈpæs.ə.ti/
the quality of being hard to understand or see clearly; also not letting light through
In context
Students often complain about the opacity of academic writing.
The opacity of the selection process led to accusations of unfairness.
You can change the opacity of the image to make the text easier to read.
Words that go with opacity
noun + preposition
- opacity ofMany readers gave up because of the opacity of the language.
- opacity surroundingJournalists criticized the opacity surrounding the contract.
adjective + noun
- financial opacityInvestors are worried about the company's financial opacity.
- relative opacityThe relative opacity of the rules confused new users.
verb + noun
- reduce opacityPublishing the scores online would reduce opacity in the system.