Definition of 'shade'
Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense shades
, present participle shading
, past tense, past participle shaded
1. countable noun [in NOUN]
2. uncountable noun [oft in the N]
3. verb
4. verb
If you shade your eyes, you put your hand or an object partly in front of your face in order to prevent a bright light from shining into your eyes.
You can't look directly into it; you've got to shade your eyes or close them altogether. [VERB noun]
I had to stop at the traffic lights and put down the sun visor to shade my eyes from
the light. [VERB noun from noun]
7. verb
10. countable noun
11. countable noun [usually NOUN of noun]
13.
See a shade
14.
See light and shade
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shade in British English
noun
2.
3.
a position of relative obscurity
4.
6.
a colour that varies slightly from a standard colour due to a difference in hue, saturation, or luminosity
a darker shade of green
10. an archaic word for shadow
11. See put in the shade
12. See throw shade
verb (mainly tr)
14.
to make darker or dimmer
15.
to represent (a darker area) in (a painting, drawing, etc), by means of hatching,
using a darker colour, etc
16. (also intr)
to change or cause to change slightly
17.
to lower (a price) slightly
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Derived forms
shadeless (ˈshadeless) adjective
Word origin
Old English sceadu; related to Gothic skadus, Old High German skato, Old Irish scāth shadow, Greek skotos darkness, Swedish skäddä fog
Word Frequency
shade in American English
noun
1.
comparative darkness caused by a more or less opaque object cutting off rays of light, as from the sun
2.
a.
a place giving protection from the heat and light of the sun, as under a tree
b.
an area less brightly lighted than its surroundings
4.
6.
8.
any of various devices used to protect or screen from light and heat
; specif.,a.
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈshaded or ˈshading
10.
to protect or screen from light or heat
11.
to provide with a shade
12.
to hide or screen with or as with a shadow
14.
a.
to represent the effects of shade in (a painting, photograph, etc.)
b.
to depict in, or mark with, gradations of light or color
15.
to change by very slight degrees or gradations
verb intransitive
17.
to change, move, or vary slightly or by degrees
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈcolor
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Derived forms
shadeless (ˈshadeless)
adjective
shader (ˈshader)
noun
Word origin
ME schade < OE sceadu (gen. & dat. sceadwe), akin to Goth skadus < IE base *skot-, darkness, shadow > Gr skotos, darkness
Word Frequency
shade in American English
(ʃeid) (verb shaded, shading)
noun
1.
the comparative darkness caused by the interception or screening of rays of light
from an object, place, or area
2.
a place or an area of comparative darkness, as one sheltered from the sun
3. See window shade
4.
a lampshade
5. See shades
6. (usually shades)
a secluded or obscure place
He was living in the shades
7.
comparative obscurity
8.
a specter or ghost
10.
a shadow
11.
the degree of darkness of a color, determined by the quantity of black or by the lack
of illumination
12.
comparative darkness, as the effect of shadow or dark and light, in pictorial representation; the dark part, or a dark part, of a picture or drawing
13.
a slight variation or degree
a shade of difference
14.
a little bit; touch, esp. of something that may change the color of or lighten or darken something else
coffee with a shade of cream
15.
anything used for protection against excessive light, heat, etc
16. (in architectural shades and shadows)
a shadow upon those parts of a solid that are tangent to or turned away from the parallel rays from the theoretical light source
Compare shadow (sense 11)17. See cast someone in the shade
18. See the shades
transitive verb
19.
to produce shade in or on
20.
to obscure, dim, or darken
21.
to screen or hide from view
22.
to protect (something) from light, heat, etc., by or as by a screen
to shade the eyes from a bright light
24. Fine Arts
a.
b.
to render the values of light and dark in (a drawn figure, object, etc.), esp. in
order to create the illusion of three-dimensionality
25.
to change by imperceptible degrees into something else
26.
to reduce (the price) by way of a concession
intransitive verb
SYNONYMS 1. obscurity, gloom, dusk. shade, shadow imply partial darkness or something less bright than the surroundings. shade indicates the lesser brightness and heat of an area where the direct rays of light
do not fall: the shade of a tree. It differs from shadow in that it implies no particular form or definite limit, whereas shadow often refers to the form or outline of the object that intercepts the light: the shadow of a dog. 8. apparition, phantom, spirit. 13. bit. 14. trace, hint, suggestion. 15. veil, screen. See curtain. 20. cloud, blur, obfuscate. 21. conceal, shelter.ANTONYMS 1. light, glare.USAGE 3. See window shade.27.
to pass or change by slight graduations, as one color, quality, or thing into another
28. See shade up
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Derived forms
shadeless adjective
shadelessness
noun
Word origin
[bef. 900; 1960–65 for def. 17; (n.) ME s(c)hade, OE sceadu ( see shadow); c. G Schatten, Goth skadus, Gk skótos; (v.) ME schaden, deriv. of the n.]Examples of 'shade' in a sentence
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shade
British English: shade
/ʃeɪd/ NOUN
Shade is a cool area of darkness where the sun does not reach.
These plants need some shade, humidity and fresh air.
- American English: shade /ˈʃeɪd/
- Arabic: ظِلّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: sombra
- Chinese: 荫凉处
- Croatian: nijansa
- Czech: stín místo
- Danish: skygge
- Dutch: schaduw
- European Spanish: sombra lugar
- Finnish: varjo
- French: ombre
- German: Schatten
- Greek: σκιά
- Italian: ombra
- Japanese: 陰
- Korean: 그늘
- Norwegian: nyanse
- Polish: cień
- European Portuguese: sombra
- Romanian: răcoare
- Russian: тень
- Latin American Spanish: sombra
- Swedish: skugga
- Thai: ร่ม, ที่ร่ม
- Turkish: gölge tente, ağaç altı
- Ukrainian: затінок
- Vietnamese: chỗ râm
British English: shade
VERB /ʃeɪd/
If you say that a place or person is shaded by objects such as trees, you mean that the place or person cannot be reached, harmed, or bothered by strong sunlight because those objects are in the way.
...a health resort whose beaches are shaded by palm trees.
- American English: shade /ˈʃeɪd/
- Brazilian Portuguese: sombrear
- Chinese: 遮蔽使不受阳光伤害
- European Spanish: proteger del sol
- French: ombrager
- German: beschatten
- Italian: ombreggiare
- Japanese: 陰にする
- Korean: 그늘지다
- European Portuguese: sombrear
- Latin American Spanish: proteger del sol
- Thai: บังแดด, ให้ร่มเงา
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