What is "opacities"

Usage examples of "opacities".

And once, in that same afternoon light, pouring over the Hellespontus and making everything to the west somewhat washed out, darkened to pastel opacities, her eye caught the pinprick reds of the roses in the hedge, even though she was walking the seawall-and seeing the tapestry of foam on the black water to one side of her, and the roses and Odessa rising up to the other side, she stopped, stilled by something in the double vision, by a realization-or almost-the edge of an epiphany-she felt some vast truth pushing at her, just outside her-or inside her body, even, inside her skull but outside her thoughts, pushing at the dura that encased the brain-everything explained, everything come clear at last, for once.

And once, in that same afternoon light, pouring over the Hellespontus and making everything to the west somewhat washed out, darkened to pastel opacities, her eye caught the pinprick reds of the roses in the hedge, even though she was walking the seawall—and seeing the tapestry of foam on the black water to one side of her, and the roses and Odessa rising up to the other side, she stopped, stilled by something in the double vision, by a realization—or almost—the edge of an epiphany—she felt some vast truth pushing at her, just outside her—or inside her body, even, inside her skull but outside her thoughts, pushing at the dura that encased the brain—everything explained, everything come clear at last, for once.