Light and Shades

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Light noun - The steady giving off of the form of radiation that makes vision possible.

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Shades is an antonym for light.

Shades noun - Spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun.

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Light is an antonym for shades in topics: ghost, color, blind, dimness, slight difference.

You Gotta Have Blue Hair: Seiran's hair is a light purple shade, Kouyuu's and Eigetsu's are different shades of green, Suou's is red, among others.

Source: Light Novel / Saiunkoku Monogatari
Can't Catch Up: Beginning to show shades of this in the light novels in regards to the other members compared to Issei and Kiba, but especially Issei.

Source: Light Novel / High School D×D
The D'ni civilization in Myst developed goggles that functioned either as light filters (shades), light amplifiers, or binoculars, as well as providing basic eye protection.

Source: Goggles Do Something Unusual

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