Shade

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English

Noun

Shade (countable and uncountable; plural Shades)
  1. (uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
    The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day.
  2. (countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
    Close the shade, please, it's too bright in here.
  3. (countable) A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
    I've painted my room in five lovely shades of pink and chartreuse.
  4. (figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept.
    shades of meaning
  5. (archaic) A ghost.
    Too long have I been haunted by that shade.
  6. (archaic) A creature that is partially human and partially angel.
    He was attacked by a Shade.
  7. (countable) A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.

Verb

Shade (third-person singular simple present Shades, present participle shading, simple past and past participle shaded)

  1. (transitive) To shield from light.
    The old oak tree shaded the lawn in the heat of the day.
  2. (transitive) To alter slightly.
    You'll need to shade your shot slightly to the left.
    Most politicians will shade the truth if it helps them.
  3. (intransitive) To vary slightly, particularly in color.
    The hillside was bright green, shading towards gold in the drier areas.
  4. (intransitive) (baseball) When a defensive player moves slightly from his normal fielding position.
    Jones will shade a little to the right on this pitch count.
  5. (transitive) To darken, particularly in drawing.
    I draw contours first, gradually shading in midtones and shadows.

Adjectives for Shade

thick; cool; melancholy; symbolic; desolate; chequered; odorous; forlorn; deepest; awful; grim; heavenly; thorny; various (pi); numberless (pi) ; noonday; minutest; venerable; fleeting; solemn; unmoving; exact; consecrated; sullen; tender; tremulous; illustrious; brilliant; translucent; smoky; emphatic; summer; deepening; silent; bashful; evening; tangled; muuled; somber; sprouting; hideous; harmonious; complementary; finer; doleful; religious; grateful; waning; murky; fragrant; mellow; tufted; peaceful; leafy; veiled; vengeful; popular; floating; suburban; stunted; dewy; midnight; natural-looking; beautiful; quivering; reluctant delicate; cerise; endless; partial; pulsating pointed; blank; balmy; weltering; imperial arching; pastel; blending slender; new pleasant; smart; wanted solid; virile lengthened; plain; popular rich; exclusive inviting; welcome; pendent; unexpected endless; moonlight; implacable; steadfast; monastic; wandering; audacious; blessed; heterogeneous; powerful; disfiguring; lucid; wider; wavering.

Verbs for Shade

abandon—; afford—; bury in—; gain—; illuminate—; recline in—; repose in—; retire to—; search for—; seek—; welcome—; —curtains; -—deepens; —dims; —eclipses; —envelops; —obscures; —overcasts; — screens; —shelters; —shrouds; —veils.

Adverbs for Shade

dismally; somberly; sullenly; invitingly; coolly; monastically; partially.

Thesaurus

Masan, achromatism, adumbration, air, amount, anima, anima humana, apparition, appearance, apply paint, astral, astral spirit, atman, atom, awning, ba, baldacchino, baldachin, banshee, beat, becloud, bedarken, bedaub, bedim, bedizen, befog, begild, begloom, belvedere, bemist, besmear, besmirch, best, better, bit, black, black out, blacken, blackness, blackwash, blanket, blind, block the light, blot, blot out, blotch, bogey, breath, breath of life, brown, brush on paint, buddhi, calcimine, caliber, camouflage, canopy, cartoon, cast, cast a shadow, chalk, charcoal, chromatism, chromism, clabber up, cloak, cloud, cloud over, cloud up, coat, color, color balance, color harmony, color scheme, coloration, coloring, compass, complexion, conceal, control, copy, cork, cover, cover up, covering, crayon, crosshatch, curtain, cut, dab, dark shade, darken, darken over, darkness, dash, dash off, daub, decorator color, deep-dye, defense, degree, delineate, denigrate, departed spirit, depict, descant, design, diagram, diapason, difference, dim, dim out, dimness, dinge, dip, disembodied spirit, disguise, dissemble, distemper, distinction, distract attention from, divine breath, doodle, double-dye, draft, draw, draw the curtains, duppy, dusk, duskiness, dybbuk, dye, ebonize, eclipse, ego, eidolon, emblazon, enamel, encloud, encompass with shadow, engild, enmist, ensconce, enshroud, envelop, exceed, extent, eye, face, fantasy, fast-dye, figure, fog, form, fraction, fresco, gazebo, ghost, gild, glaze, gleam, gloom, gloominess, gloss, gloss over, grade, grain, grateful dead, guard, guide, hair, hant, hat, hatch, haunt, haze, heart, height, hide, hint, hue, humor, idea, idolum, illuminate, image, imbue, immateriality, incorporeal, incorporeal being, incorporeity, infusion, ingrain, ink, inkling, inner man, intensity, interval, intimation, iota, jalousie, japan, jiva, jivatma, jot, keep under cover, key, khu, lacquer, lamp shade, larva, lay, lay on color, leap, lee, lemures, level, lick, limn, look, manes, mark, mask, materialization, measure, melanize, melodia, mere shadow, mind, mist, modicum, murk, murkiness, natural color, nephesh, nigrify, notch, nuance, nubilate, obfuscate, obnubilate, obscuration, obscure, obscurity, obumbrate, occult, occultate, oni, opaque, outclass, outdo, outperform, outplay, outshine, outstrip, overcast, overcloud, overshadow, oversmoke, overtone, paint, paint a picture, pallor, parasol, parget, pas, peg, pencil, penumbra, period, phantasm, phantasma, phantasmagoria, phantom, picture, picturize, pigment, pitch, pith helmet, plane, plateau, pneuma, point, poltergeist, portray, presence, preservation, prime, proportion, protect, protection, protective custody, psyche, purusha, put to shame, range, ratio, reach, refuge, remove, revenant, roof, round, ruach, rung, safekeeping, safety, saturation, sauce, scale, scintilla, scope, scratch, screen, scumble, seasoning, shade tree, shades, shadiness, shadow, shadows numberless, shape, shellac, shelter, shield, show up, shroud, shrouded spirit, shutter, silhouette, sip, sketch, skiagram, skiagraph, skin color, slop on paint, slur over, smack, smattering, smear, smell, smidgen, smidgin, smirch, smog, smoke, smudge, smut, smutch, somber, soot, soul, soupcon, space, spark, speck, specter, spectral ghost, spice, spirit, spiritual being, spiritus, spook, sprinkling, sprite, stain, stair, standard, stencil, step, stint, stipple, streak, suggestion, summerhouse, sun hat, sun helmet, sunbonnet, sunshade, sup, surpass, suspicion, taint, taste, temper, tempering, tent, the self, theophany, thought, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tittle, tone, topee, touch, trace, tread, tune, umbra, umbrage, umbrageousness, umbrella, undercoat, undercolor, undertone, unsubstantiality, variation, variety, varnish, veil, vein, venetian blind, vestige, vision, visor, waking dream, walking dead man, wandering soul, warble, wash, watchful eye, whitewash, wildest dream, window curtain, window screen, window shade, wraith, zombie

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Old English sceadu

Etymology 2

Old English sceadwian

Translations

Noun

darkness where light is blocked
something that blocks light, particularly in a window
variety of color
subtle variation in a concept
archaic: a ghost
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Verb

to shield from light
to alter slightly
to vary slightly, particularly in color
baseball
to darken
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Derived terms

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