The difference between Opaque and Thick

When used as nouns, opaque means an area of darkness, whereas thick means the thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

When used as verbs, opaque means to make, render (more) opaque, whereas thick means to thicken.

When used as adjectives, opaque means neither reflecting nor emitting light, whereas thick means relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

Thick is also adverb with the meaning: in a thick manner.

check bellow for the other definitions of Opaque and Thick

  1. Opaque as an adjective:

    Neither reflecting nor emitting light.

  2. Opaque as an adjective:

    Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.

  3. Opaque as an adjective (figuratively):

    Unclear, unintelligible, hard to get or explain the meaning of

  4. Opaque as an adjective (figuratively):

    Obtuse, stupid.

  5. Opaque as an adjective (computing):

    Describes a type for which higher-level callers have no knowledge of data values or their representations; all operations are carried out by the type's defined abstract operators.

  1. Opaque as a noun (obsolete, poetic):

    An area of darkness; a place or region with no light.

  2. Opaque as a noun:

    Something which is opaque rather than translucent.

  1. Opaque as a verb (transitive):

    To make, render (more) opaque.

  1. Thick as an adjective:

    Relatively great in extent from one surface to the opposite in its smallest solid dimension.

  2. Thick as an adjective:

    Measuring a certain number of units in this dimension.

    Examples:

    "I want some planks that are two inches thick."

  3. Thick as an adjective:

    Heavy in build; thickset.

    Examples:

    "He had such a thick neck that he had to turn his body to look to the side."

  4. Thick as an adjective:

    Densely crowded or packed.

    Examples:

    "We walked through thick undergrowth."

  5. Thick as an adjective:

    Having a viscous consistency.

    Examples:

    "My mum’s gravy was thick but at least it moved about."

  6. Thick as an adjective:

    Abounding in number.

    Examples:

    "The room was thick with reporters."

  7. Thick as an adjective:

    Impenetrable to sight.

    Examples:

    "We drove through thick fog."

  8. Thick as an adjective:

    Difficult to understand, or poorly articulated.

    Examples:

    "We had difficulty understanding him with his thick accent."

  9. Thick as an adjective (informal):

    Stupid.

    Examples:

    "He was as thick as two short planks."

  10. Thick as an adjective (informal):

    Friendly or intimate.

    Examples:

    "They were as thick as thieves."

  11. Thick as an adjective:

    Deep, intense, or profound.

    Examples:

    "'Thick darkness."

  12. Thick as an adjective (UK, dated):

    troublesome; unreasonable

  13. Thick as an adjective (slang, mostly, of women):

    Curvy and voluptuous, and especially having large hips.

  1. Thick as an adverb:

    In a thick manner.

    Examples:

    "Snow lay thick on the ground."

  2. Thick as an adverb:

    Frequently or numerously.

    Examples:

    "The arrows flew thick and fast around us."

  1. Thick as a noun:

    The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.

    Examples:

    "It was mayhem in the thick of battle."

  2. Thick as a noun:

    A thicket.

  3. Thick as a noun (slang):

    A stupid person; a fool.

  1. Thick as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To thicken.

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