different between profundity vs opacity

profundity

English

Etymology

prof(o)und +? -ity, from Old French profundite, from Latin profundit?s. Compare profoundness.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: pr?f?n?d?t?, IPA(key): /p???f?nd?ti/
  • Hyphenation: pro?fun?di?ty
  • Rhymes: -?ti

Noun

profundity (countable and uncountable, plural profundities)

  1. The state of being profound or abstruse.
  2. A great depth.
  3. Deep intellect or insight.

Synonyms

  • profoundness

Translations

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opacity

English

Etymology

opaque +? -ity, from French opacité, from Latin opacitas.

Pronunciation

  • (US) enPR: ?p?s??ti, IPA(key): /o??pæs?ti?/

Noun

opacity (countable and uncountable, plural opacities)

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being opaque, not allowing light to pass through
    We could not see the sandbar due to the opacity of the muddy water.
  2. (uncountable) The state or quality of being inaccessible to understanding.
    The opacity of these decisions is troubling.
  3. (optics, countable) A measure of relative impenetrability to electromagnetic radiation such as light.
    The opacity of a clean glass window is near zero.

Synonyms

  • opaqueness

Coordinate terms

  • transparency

Translations

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