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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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colored slightly darker than other parts of a diagram, picture or painting: The shaded areas of the plans show where the houses will be built. Fewer examples. They ate lunch in the shaded front yard. We have shaded outdoor seating. The forest paths are scenic and shaded.
a type or degree of a colour: shade of Their kitchen is painted an unusual shade of yellow /an unusual yellow shade. This hair colouring comes in several shades.
noun. ˈshād. Synonyms of shade. 1. a. : comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light. b. : relative obscurity or retirement. 2. a. : shelter (as by foliage) from the heat and glare of sunlight. b. : a place sheltered from the sun. 3. : an evanescent or unreal appearance. 4. shades plural. a.
Shaded definition: noting or pertaining to an ornamented type in which a thin white line appears along one edge of each of the main strokes of a character.. See examples of SHADED used in a sentence.
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.
2 meanings: 1. protected from light, sunlight, etc 2. (of an area on a map, diagram, etc) coloured darker than the surrounding.... Click for more definitions.
Anything that's shaded is protected from the direct light of the sun, like a shaded patio or your shaded spot on the sand under a beach umbrella. This adjective can be used in two ways: first, to describe things that are blocked from the light or heat.