opacus

o·pa·cus

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-pey-kuh s]
- /oʊˈpeɪ kəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-pey-kuh s]
- /oʊˈpeɪ kəs/

Definition of opacus word

adjective opacus (of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon. 1

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Origin of opacus

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

1615-25; < New Latin, Latin opācus; see opaque

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Parts of speech for Opacus

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Opacus

opacus popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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