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Defenition of the word shade

    • Defenition of the word shade

      • Darkness, where light (particularly sunlight) is blocked.
      • A variety of a colour, particularly one obtained with the addition of black.
      • a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
      • a subtle difference in meaning
      • something that protects from direct sunlight
      • protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight"
      • represent the effect of shade or shadow on
      • relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
      • a quality of a given color that differs slightly from a primary color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"
      • cast a shadow over
      • protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade"
      • a representation of the effect of shade in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
      • 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"
      • 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"
      • a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother''s success left him in the shade"
      • 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"
      • protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
      • a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
      • a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
      • a mental representation of some haunting experience
      • a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
      • a slight amount or degree of difference
      • a position of relative inferiority
      • pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
      • vary slightly
      • protect from light, heat, or view

    Synonyms for the word shade

      • fill in
      • ghost
      • nicety
      • nuance
      • refinement
      • shade off
      • shadiness
      • shadow
      • shadowiness
      • specter
      • spectre
      • spook
      • subtlety
      • tincture
      • tint
      • tone
      • wraith

    Hyponyms for the word shade

      • crosshatch
      • lamp shade
      • lampshade
      • mellowness
      • parasol
      • pith hat
      • pith helmet
      • richness
      • shadow
      • sun helmet
      • sun visor
      • sunbonnet
      • sunhat
      • sunshade
      • tinge
      • topee
      • topi
      • undertone

    Hypernyms for the word shade

      • alter
      • apparition
      • bedim
      • block out
      • change
      • color
      • coloring
      • colour
      • colouring
      • darken
      • draw
      • fantasm
      • import
      • inferiority
      • lower rank
      • lower status
      • meaning
      • modify
      • obscure
      • overcloud
      • paint
      • phantasm
      • phantasma
      • phantom
      • protection
      • protective cover
      • protective covering
      • representation
      • screen
      • semidarkness
      • shadow
      • significance
      • signification
      • small indefinite amount
      • small indefinite quantity
      • surname

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