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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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slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun: The sun was hot, and there were no trees to offer us shade. in/under the shade of The children played in/under the shade of a large beach umbrella. See also. sunshade. Shelly Chapman/Moment/GettyImages. C2 [ C ]
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. : the shadows that gather as darkness comes on. b.
SHADE meaning: 1. slight darkness caused by something blocking the direct light from the sun: 2. a covering that…. Learn more.
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.
a little bit; touch, especially of something that may change the color of or lighten or darken something else: coffee with a shade of cream. Synonyms: suggestion, hint, trace. Usually shades. a secluded or obscure place: He was living in the shades. comparative obscurity.
[countable] a thing that you use to prevent light from coming through or to make it less bright. I bought a new shade for the lamp. an eyeshade. see also lampshade, sunshade. on window. [countable] (also window shade) (both North American English) (also blind British and North American English)
Shade is a break from the glare of the sun, like the shade of a big tree or the shade under a beach umbrella. Other meanings of shade also come from the sense of "blocking the sun," like a window shade, the shade that diffuses the light from a lamp, or the shades (or sunglasses) you wear at the beach.
noun. /ʃeɪd/ out of sun. enlarge image. [uncountable] shade (of something) an area that is dark and cool under or behind something, for example a tree or building, because the sun's light does not get to it We sat down in the shade of the wall. The temperature can reach 100°F in the shade. The trees provide shade for the animals in the summer.
Definition of shade verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
shade noun (COVER) a cover that stops too much light coming from the sun or from an electric light: a lampshade. a shade. a small amount: He's perhaps a shade taller. a shade of meaning/opinion, etc. a slight difference in the meaning of something.
