{
  "opacifier":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a constituent or additive (as of an enamel, a paint, a glass) that tends to opacify the system of which it is a part":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-135741",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "opacimeter":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an instrument (as a turbidimeter or a nephelometer) for measuring opacity":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "International Scientific Vocabulary opaci- + -meter":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cc\u014dp\u0259\u02c8sim\u0259t\u0259(r)"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203930",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "opacity":{
    "antonyms":[
      "clarity",
      "clearness",
      "obviousness",
      "plainness"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": an opaque spot in a normally transparent structure (such as the lens of the eye)":[],
      ": obscurity of sense : unintelligibility":[],
      ": the quality or state of being mentally obtuse : dullness":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the opacity of the glass",
      "Critics have noted the opacity of her writing style.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "For all the concerns about the opacity of TikTok\u2019s policies, Stamos and Krapyva both acknowledged that Russia\u2019s actions had left social media platforms with few good options. \u2014 Washington Post , 13 Apr. 2022",
      "This opacity can be a useful tool to stall proceedings or evade sanctions entirely (despite decades of trying, Forbes has not been able to pin down exactly how much Putin is worth). \u2014 Robert Hart, Forbes , 7 June 2022",
      "For her and her pupils, the weeks-long Russian occupation of the town, with all its attendant terrors, had both the dreamlike clarity and the nightmare opacity of a Prymachenko piece. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 10 May 2022",
      "The difference in opacity between a $100 standard curtain and our $45 best overall curtain pick on a sunny day. \u2014 Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping , 30 Apr. 2022",
      "For decades after its founding, in 1913, the Federal Reserve believed in opacity . \u2014 John Cassidy, The New Yorker , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Earl Sweatshirt\u2019s music is an exercise in opacity ; the continual reassertion of Blackness needs no translation. \u2014 New York Times , 14 Mar. 2022",
      "Given the opacity of merchant flag-bearing, American planners cannot trust foreign-flagged ships. \u2014 Seth Cropsey, National Review , 18 Feb. 2022",
      "Excellent biographies of Xi - there's still a degree of opacity that makes even these leaders a challenge to understand. \u2014 CBS News , 9 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle French opacit\u00e9 shadiness, from Latin opacitat-, opacitas , from opacus shaded, dark":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u014d-\u02c8pas-\u0259t-\u0113",
      "\u014d-\u02c8pa-s\u0259-t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ambiguity",
      "ambiguousness",
      "darkness",
      "equivocalness",
      "equivocation",
      "inscrutability",
      "inscrutableness",
      "murkiness",
      "mysteriousness",
      "nebulosity",
      "nebulousness",
      "obliqueness",
      "obliquity",
      "obscurity",
      "opaqueness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-012718",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "opacous":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": opaque":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin opacus":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u014d\u02c8p\u0101k\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-032811",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "opah":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a large elliptical laterally compressed marine bony fish ( Lampris guttatus of the family Lampridae) with brilliant colors":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "After dissecting the opah , samples will be studied further. \u2014 Paulina Firozi, Anchorage Daily News , 19 July 2021",
      "In 2009, a fisherman caught a 97-pound opah while plying the mouth of the Columbia River just north of Seaside, reports Jamie Hale of the Oregonian. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 July 2021",
      "The Seaside Aquarium retrieved the opah \u2019s virtually undamaged body and placed it in a freezer for preservation. \u2014 Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 July 2021",
      "Dewar said biologists are still developing methods to determine how old the opah are. \u2014 Paulina Firozi, Anchorage Daily News , 19 July 2021",
      "The opah is being stored in a large freezer, Chandler said. \u2014 Amanda Jackson, CNN , 19 July 2021",
      "In 2009, a Milwaukie man caught a 97-pound opah while fishing for tuna off the mouth of the Columbia River. \u2014 oregonlive , 15 July 2021",
      "As if catching one opah in Ocean City wasn't enough, Ensor caught a second one, weighing 159.6 pounds, in early December. \u2014 Erika Butler, The Aegis , 23 Dec. 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1750, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps from Ibo \u00fab\u00e0":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u014d-p\u0259",
      "-\u02ccp\u00e4"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214512",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "opaloid":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": milky and translucent : opaline":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "opal + -oid":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8\u014dp\u0259\u02ccl\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140700",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "opaque":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accessible",
      "clear",
      "nonambiguous",
      "obvious",
      "plain",
      "unambiguous",
      "unequivocal"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity sense 1 )":[],
      ": hard to understand or explain":[
        "opaque prose"
      ],
      ": obtuse , thickheaded":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "In the opening hour, a group of strangers receive a maddeningly opaque cell-phone summons to join a secret cross-country race with a $32 million prize. The thing is, the summons can also be a threat (one competitor's wife is possibly being held captive), and the consequences of falling behind are murderous. \u2014 Tom Gliatto , People , 23 Apr. 2007",
      "The reality facing Rory Stewart was that he was sent into a collapsed rural region in a country of which he knew almost nothing, and in which he had to find his way through a maze of opaque tribal and religious relationships. \u2014 Robert Skidelsky , New York Review of Books , 5 Oct. 2006",
      "Arborio rice, the kind that grows in the Po Valley and gave rise to the wonderful dish risotto, has a tiny opaque white pearl on the inside that remains al dente, and starch on the outside that the grains release during cooking, making a creamy sauce. \u2014 Corby Kummer , Atlantic , March 1993",
      "the opaque water of the muddy river",
      "somehow listeners seem to connect with the songwriter, despite his deeply personal, often opaque lyrics",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It's perfectly calibrated in so many ways: the material is breathable but opaque , the pieces are relaxed but tailored. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
      "But life in Japan is difficult even for those who are granted refugee or asylum status under cumbersome and often opaque immigration laws. \u2014 Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "As was the case during the run-up to the war, Putin\u2019s motives can be read as both bafflingly opaque and blindingly obvious. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "Unlike The Cream, which is thick and opaque , The Light Cream is a moisturizer-serum hybrid, with a more liquid-like consistency. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
      "Solid / Stick Firm and opaque , solid or stick deodorants go on dry with a slight residue. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "For now, somewhat like cryptocurrency, sustainability is opaque and expensive. \u2014 Greg Petro, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Truth Social is a characteristic Trump business: opaque and unconvincing. \u2014 Steve Coll, The New Yorker , 5 June 2022",
      "For those who can attend a caucus, the process can be complicated and opaque . \u2014 Brianne Pfannenstiel, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin opacus \u2014 see opacity":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u014d-\u02c8p\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ambiguous",
      "arcane",
      "cryptic",
      "dark",
      "deep",
      "Delphic",
      "double-edged",
      "elliptical",
      "elliptic",
      "enigmatic",
      "enigmatical",
      "equivocal",
      "fuliginous",
      "inscrutable",
      "murky",
      "mysterious",
      "mystic",
      "nebulous",
      "obscure",
      "occult"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022919",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "opaque projector":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a projector using reflected light for projecting an image of an opaque object or matter on an opaque support":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1951, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-140306",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "opaqueness":{
    "antonyms":[
      "accessible",
      "clear",
      "nonambiguous",
      "obvious",
      "plain",
      "unambiguous",
      "unequivocal"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity sense 1 )":[],
      ": hard to understand or explain":[
        "opaque prose"
      ],
      ": obtuse , thickheaded":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "In the opening hour, a group of strangers receive a maddeningly opaque cell-phone summons to join a secret cross-country race with a $32 million prize. The thing is, the summons can also be a threat (one competitor's wife is possibly being held captive), and the consequences of falling behind are murderous. \u2014 Tom Gliatto , People , 23 Apr. 2007",
      "The reality facing Rory Stewart was that he was sent into a collapsed rural region in a country of which he knew almost nothing, and in which he had to find his way through a maze of opaque tribal and religious relationships. \u2014 Robert Skidelsky , New York Review of Books , 5 Oct. 2006",
      "Arborio rice, the kind that grows in the Po Valley and gave rise to the wonderful dish risotto, has a tiny opaque white pearl on the inside that remains al dente, and starch on the outside that the grains release during cooking, making a creamy sauce. \u2014 Corby Kummer , Atlantic , March 1993",
      "the opaque water of the muddy river",
      "somehow listeners seem to connect with the songwriter, despite his deeply personal, often opaque lyrics",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "It's perfectly calibrated in so many ways: the material is breathable but opaque , the pieces are relaxed but tailored. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 24 June 2022",
      "But life in Japan is difficult even for those who are granted refugee or asylum status under cumbersome and often opaque immigration laws. \u2014 Julia Mio Inuma, Washington Post , 21 June 2022",
      "As was the case during the run-up to the war, Putin\u2019s motives can be read as both bafflingly opaque and blindingly obvious. \u2014 Laura Kingstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 20 June 2022",
      "Unlike The Cream, which is thick and opaque , The Light Cream is a moisturizer-serum hybrid, with a more liquid-like consistency. \u2014 Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour , 15 June 2022",
      "Solid / Stick Firm and opaque , solid or stick deodorants go on dry with a slight residue. \u2014 Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune , 12 June 2022",
      "For now, somewhat like cryptocurrency, sustainability is opaque and expensive. \u2014 Greg Petro, Forbes , 10 June 2022",
      "Truth Social is a characteristic Trump business: opaque and unconvincing. \u2014 Steve Coll, The New Yorker , 5 June 2022",
      "For those who can attend a caucus, the process can be complicated and opaque . \u2014 Brianne Pfannenstiel, USA TODAY , 3 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1641, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin opacus \u2014 see opacity":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u014d-\u02c8p\u0101k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "ambiguous",
      "arcane",
      "cryptic",
      "dark",
      "deep",
      "Delphic",
      "double-edged",
      "elliptical",
      "elliptic",
      "enigmatic",
      "enigmatical",
      "equivocal",
      "fuliginous",
      "inscrutable",
      "murky",
      "mysterious",
      "mystic",
      "nebulous",
      "obscure",
      "occult"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-073754",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "adverb",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Opata":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Taracahitian people or group of peoples of the northeastern part of the state of Sonora, Mexico":[],
      ": a member of such people or group of peoples":[],
      ": the language of the Opata people":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u014d\u02c8p\u00e4t\u0259"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Pima, literally, hostile people":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-124712"
  }
}