Both Uses
opaque
in
Atonement, by Ian McEwan
(Edited)
- ...but Lola had crossed her arms and paid decorous, grown-up compliments through a half smile that was too opaque for the detection of irony.
Chpt 1 *opaque = hard to read (not showing what he was thinking)
- Desperate, he thought of running to the weir to fish her out from there, but the water was an opaque muddy green.
Chpt 2 *opaque = impossible to see through
Definitions:
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(1)
(opaque as in: opaque shower door) not able to see through
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(2)
(opaque as in: opaque explanation) difficult or impossible to understand -- especially due to complexity or obscurity
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)