opaqueness

Definitions

The quality of being difficult or impossible to see through; lack of transparency.

The state of being obscure, unclear, or difficult to understand.

Examples

The opaqueness of the glass prevented anyone from seeing into the laboratory.

Critics often complained about the intentional opaqueness of his philosophical writings.

Due to the opaqueness of the water, the divers were unable to locate the sunken wreckage.

Synonyms

cloudiness murkiness obscurity opacity denseness impenetrability foginess

Antonyms

clarity transparency lucidity clearness diaphanousness translucence pellucidity