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untransparent

untransparent

7.4
Not letting light pass through so you cannot see through it
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌntrænˈspɛrənt/
translation icon : opaco
  • The report was written in such an untransparent way that few people could follow it.

Examples

  • The glass was so untransparent that you could not see anything on the other side.

  • The untransparent glass made it difficult to see inside.

  • Critics accused the government of making untransparent decisions behind closed doors.

  • This glass is untransparent.

  • The report was written in such an untransparent way that few people could follow it.

  • Critics accused the government of making untransparent decisions behind closed doors.

  • The untransparent glass blocked our view of the beautiful garden.

Synonyms

opaque
vsuntransparent
21 6.6

Not letting light pass so you cannot see through it

also covers being hard to understand, not only physical opacity
impenetrable
vsuntransparent
3 7.0

So thick that you cannot see through it

is broader covering unclear meaning as well as extreme physical density
intransparent
vsuntransparent
8.1

Not allowing light through or hard to understand

means the same but is a different word form
nontransparent
vsuntransparent
7.8

Not easy to see through or understand, for example dark glass and secret decisions

is a neutral lack of transparency without implying hidden motives

Antonyms

1.0

Easy to understand and not confusing

54 3.2

Clear enough to see things behind it, like glass

How Transparent

transparent
54 3.2
translucent
30 4.8
untransparent
7.4
opaque
1 4.7

Surface Forms

untransparent positive

Morphology

untransparent = transparent (transparent) = un + transparent

Regular negative formation with productive prefix 'un-' applied to 'transparent'; meaning 'not transparent' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Untransparent is formed from un- meaning 'not' and transparent meaning 'light goes through' or 'clear'. So untransparent describes something that does not let light through, or more generally something that is 'not clear' to understand.