Definitions for shade
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Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. shade, shadiness, shadowiness(noun)

   relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

   "it is much cooler in the shade"; "there's too much shadiness to take good photographs"

2. shade, tint, tincture, tone(noun)

   a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

   "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"

3. shade(noun)

   protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight

   "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"

4. nuance, nicety, shade, subtlety, refinement(noun)

   a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

   "without understanding the finer nuances you can't enjoy the humor"; "don't argue about shades of meaning"

5. shade(noun)

   a position of relative inferiority

   "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade"

6. tad, shade(noun)

   a slight amount or degree of difference

   "a tad too expensive"; "not a tad of difference"; "the new model is a shade better than the old one"

7. ghost, shade, spook, wraith, specter, spectre(noun)

   a mental representation of some haunting experience

   "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"

8. shade(verb)

   a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)

9. shadow, shade, shade off(verb)

   cast a shadow over

10. shade, fill in(verb)

    represent the effect of shade or shadow on

11. shade(verb)

    protect from light, heat, or view

    "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"

12. shade(verb)

    vary slightly

    "shade the meaning"

13. shade(verb)

    pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree

    "the butterfly wings shade to yellow"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Shade(noun)

   comparative obscurity owing to interception or interruption of the rays of light; partial darkness caused by the intervention of something between the space contemplated and the source of light

   Etymology: [See Shade, n.]

2. Shade(noun)

   darkness; obscurity; -- often in the plural

   Etymology: [See Shade, n.]

3. Shade(noun)

   an obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a secluded retreat

   Etymology: [See Shade, n.]

4. Shade(noun)

   that which intercepts, or shelters from, light or the direct rays of the sun; hence, also, that which protects from heat or currents of air; a screen; protection; shelter; cover; as, a lamp shade

   Etymology: [See Shade, n.]

5. Shade(noun)

   shadow

   Etymology: [See Shade, n.]

6. Shade(noun)

   the soul after its separation from the body; -- so called because the ancients it to be perceptible to the sight, though not to the touch; a spirit; a ghost; as, the shades of departed heroes

   Etymology: [See Shade, n.]

7. Shade(noun)

   the darker portion of a picture; a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above

   Etymology: [See Shade, n.]

8. Shade(noun)

   degree or variation of color, as darker or lighter, stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of pink

   Etymology: [See Shade, n.]

9. Shade(noun)

   a minute difference or variation, as of thought, belief, expression, etc.; also, the quality or degree of anything which is distinguished from others similar by slight differences; as, the shades of meaning in synonyms

   Etymology: [See Shade, n.]

10. Shade(verb)

    to shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to keep off illumination from

    Etymology: [See Shade, n.]

11. Shade(verb)

    to shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen; to hide; as, to shade one's eyes

    Etymology: [See Shade, n.]

12. Shade(verb)

    to obscure; to dim the brightness of

    Etymology: [See Shade, n.]

13. Shade(verb)

    to pain in obscure colors; to darken

    Etymology: [See Shade, n.]

14. Shade(verb)

    to mark with gradations of light or color

    Etymology: [See Shade, n.]

15. Shade(verb)

    to present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent

    Etymology: [See Shade, n.]

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1. Shade

   Shade is the blocking of sunlight by any object, and also the shadow created by that object. Shade also consists of the colors grey, black, white, etc. It may refer to blocking of sunlight by a roof, a tree, an umbrella, a window shade or blind, curtains, or other objects. Shade is an important issue in temperate and tropical zones for providing cooling and shelter from the sun.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Shade

   shād, n. partial darkness: interception of light: obscurity: a shady place: protection: shelter: a screen: degree of colour: a very minute change: (paint.) the dark part of a picture: the soul separated from the body: a ghost: (obs., poet.) a bodily shadow: (pl.) the departed spirits, or their unseen abode, Hades.—v.t. to screen from light or heat: to shelter: to mark with gradations of colour: to darken: (Spens.) to foreshadow, represent.—adjs. Shā′ded, marked with gradations of colour: sheltered; Shade′ful, shady; Shade′less, without shade.—n. Shā′der.—adv. Shā′dily.—ns. Shā′diness; Shā′ding, the act of making a shade: the effect of light and shade, as in a picture; Shā′ding-pen, a pen with a broad flat nib.—adj. Shā′dy, having, or in, shade: sheltered from light or heat: (coll.) not fit to bear the light, of dubious honesty or morality. [A.S. sceadu—scead, shade.]

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Entomology(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Shade

   a cloudy, ill-defined streak or band.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'shade' in Nouns Frequency: #1671

How to pronounce shade?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shade in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of shade in a Sentence

1. Anu Garg:

   A large vocabulary is like an artist having a big palette of colors. We don't have to use all the colors in a single painting, but it helps to be able to find just the right shade when we need it.

2. Caroline Norton:

   We have been friends together in sunshine and in shade.

3. Dawn Holman:

   The higher the index, the more protection you need, if sunscreen works, great, but you can also seek shade, use clothing, darker not light clothing, to reflect the sun. The key here is to find something that works for you.

4. Athena Athena:

   Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

5. Gyorgy Balint:

   Looking back 100 years, I can say that cultivating the land is the most wonderful job you can have, modern societies should preserve a closeness to nature... people should be able to enjoy the shade a tree gives, or feel joy when a leander starts blooming.

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