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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
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Indigo sky, opulence casting, paler shade of their selves
The asymmetrical stack of floors is lit-up like a jewellery box, illuminating the indigo sky, its opulence casting everything around it into a paler shade of their selves. Mukesh Ambani's Godzilla-sized home, Antilia, has just notched up another headline. In the one month since he moved in with wife Nita and their three children, the tycoon has generated a power bill of Rs 70,69,488, the city's highest residential electricity bill.
Please explain to me the highlighted parts.
Though I know Opulence means luxurious, but not sure what they mean by opulence casting.
Source : http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=MIRRORNEW&BaseHref=MMIR/2010/11/24&PageLabel=6&EntityId=Ar00100&DataChunk=Ar00601&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T
Please explain to me the highlighted parts.
Though I know Opulence means luxurious, but not sure what they mean by opulence casting.
Source : http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=MIRRORNEW&BaseHref=MMIR/2010/11/24&PageLabel=6&EntityId=Ar00100&DataChunk=Ar00601&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T
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Indigo is a color between blue and violet/purple, so the sky is not bright. Opulence is a noun meaning luxury, while opulent is the adjective meaning luxurious. Casting can have the meaning of making light/shadow appear on a surface.
- Indigo is a color between blue and violet/purple, so the sky is not bright.
- Opulence is a noun meaning luxury, while opulent is the adjective meaning luxurious.
- Casting can have the meaning of making light/shadow appear on a surface.
- Common phrases include "casting a shadow" or "cast light on [something that was unclear]".
- Paler refers not directly to color but instead "importance" or "impressiveness".
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Indigo is a color between blue and violet/purple, so the sky is not bright.
Opulence is a noun meaning luxury, while opulent is the adjective meaning luxurious.
Casting can have the meaning of making light/shadow appear on a surface. Common phrases include "casting a shadow" or "cast light on [something that was unclear]".
Paler refers not directly to color but instead
Opulence is a noun meaning luxury, while opulent is the adjective meaning luxurious.
Casting can have the meaning of making light/shadow appear on a surface. Common phrases include "casting a shadow" or "cast light on [something that was unclear]".
Paler refers not directly to color but instead
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Thank you Lakshwadeep.
I still cannot understand it completely. After reading your explanation, I can understand it as "Its opulence i.e. luxurious illumination like jewellry making everything around it less attractive".
Particularly I"m confused with "paler shadow of their shelves".
I still cannot understand it completely. After reading your explanation, I can understand it as "Its opulence i.e. luxurious illumination like jewellry making everything around it less attractive".
Particularly I"m confused with "paler shadow of their shelves".
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Hello Gary
This is very poetic. I believe the sentence is expressing how all things under that type of sky seem to become pale and grey. Objects appear to merge into one another and lose their form. So they could resemble their own shadows.
I hope this helps
This is very poetic. I believe the sentence is expressing how all things under that type of sky seem to become pale and grey. Objects appear to merge into one another and lose their form. So they could resemble their own shadows.
I hope this helps
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Yes, it is poetic.
"paler shades of their selves" means the surroundings appear cooler/darker/more inferior than they really are. When something is a "shadow of its former self", they are an inferior remnant of what they used to be.
It reminds me of some TV commercials that recreate black-and-white pictures with one object shown in color. In that case, the colored object makes t
"paler shades of their selves" means the surroundings appear cooler/darker/more inferior than they really are. When something is a "shadow of its former self", they are an inferior remnant of what they used to be.
It reminds me of some TV commercials that recreate black-and-white pictures with one object shown in color. In that case, the colored object makes t
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