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- Dictionaryshade/ʃeɪd/
noun
- 1. comparative darkness and coolness caused by shelter from direct sunlight: "sitting in the shade" Similar Opposite
- 2. a colour, especially with regard to how light or dark it is or as distinguished from one nearly like it: "various shades of blue" Similar
verb
- 1. screen from direct light: "she shaded her eyes against the sun" Similar
- 2. darken or colour (an illustration or diagram) with parallel pencil lines or a block of colour: "she shaded in the outline of a chimney" Similar
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The meaning of SHADE is comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light. How to use shade in a sentence.
SHADE definition: 1. slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun: 2. a covering that…. Learn more.
Synonyms for SHADE: shadow, dusk, blackness, gloom, penumbra, umbra, shadiness, dimness; Antonyms of SHADE: light, brightness, illumination, luminosity, radiance, luminance, lightness, brilliance
a place made relatively darker or cooler than other areas by the blocking of light, esp sunlight. a position of relative obscurity. something used to provide a shield or protection from a direct source of light, such as a lampshade. a darker area indicated in a painting, drawing, etc, by shading.
n. 1. Light diminished in intensity as a result of the interception of the rays; partial darkness. 2. Cover or shelter provided by interception by an object of the sun or its rays: sat in the shade under the tree. 3. The part of a picture or photograph depicting darkness or shadow. 4. a.
noun. These are words and phrases related to shade. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of shade. It's cooler in the shade. Synonyms. shadows. darkness. semidark. Antonyms. sunlight. sunshine. direct light. light. glare. brightness. The shades will keep the sun out. Synonyms. drape. curtain. awning.
Shade is a break from the glare of the sun, like the shade of a big tree or the shade under a beach umbrella.