Clear
Clear adjective - Easily seen through.
Usage example: the clear glass walls of the aquarium's giant ocean tank
Opaque
Opaque adjective - Having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.
Usage example: somehow listeners seem to connect with the songwriter, despite his deeply personal, often opaque lyrics
Nearby Words: opaqueness, opaquely
Both words in one sentence
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When he's being sincere but still scary, one lens will clear while the other is opaque.
Source: Manga / Midori Days -
In Narbonic, Dave's glasses don't have the spirals, but function like Opaque Nerd Glasses in every other way — until he goes mad, and they suddenly become totally clear.
Source: Opaque Nerd Glasses -
However, once Naru has obviously become the love interest in the story, The Glasses Gotta Go — and when they are seen afterward, they are no longer opaque and spiralled, but simple clear Meganekko circles.
Source: Opaque Nerd Glasses
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