shade
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Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old English sceadu.
Noun[edit]
shade (countable and uncountable, plural shades)
- (uncountable) Darkness where light, particularly sunlight, is blocked.
- The old oak tree gave shade in the heat of the day.
- 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 8, The Celebrity:
- Now we plunged into a deep shade with the boughs lacing each other overhead, and crossed dainty, rustic bridges over the cold trout-streams, the boards giving back the clatter of our horses' feet: […] .
- (countable) Something that blocks light, particularly in a window.
- Close the shade, please: it's too bright in here.
- (countable) A variety of a colour/color, in particular one obtained by adding black (compare tint).
- I've painted my room in five lovely shades of pink and chartreuse.
- John Locke (1632-1705)
- Thus light and colours, as white, red, yellow, blue, with their several degrees or shades, and mixtures, as green, scarlet, purple, sea-green, and the rest, come in only by the eyes […]
- (figuratively) A subtle variation in a concept.
- shades of meaning
- Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859)
- new shades and combinations of thought
- Thomas Macaulay (1800-1859)
- Every shade of religious and political opinion has its own headquarters.
- (figuratively) An aspect that is reminiscent of something.
- shades of Groucho
- (archaic or literary) A ghost.
- Too long have I been haunted by that shade.
- John Dryden (1631-1700)
- Swift as thought the flitting shade / Thro' air his momentary journey made.
- (archaic) A creature that is partially human and partially angel.
- He was attacked by a shade.
- (countable) A postage stamp showing an obvious difference in colour/color to the original printing and needing a separate catalogue/catalog entry.
- (uncountable, gay slang) Subtle insults.
Translations[edit]
darkness where light is blocked
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something that blocks light, particularly in a window
variety of color
subtle variation in a concept
archaic: a ghost
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Old English sceadwian.
Verb[edit]
shade (third-person singular simple present shades, present participle shading, simple past and past participle shaded)
- (transitive) To shield from light.
- The old oak tree shaded the lawn in the heat of the day.
- (transitive) To alter slightly.
- You'll need to shade your shot slightly to the left.
- Most politicians will shade the truth if it helps them.
- (intransitive) To vary slightly, particularly in color.
- The hillside was bright green, shading towards gold in the drier areas.
- (intransitive, baseball, of a defensive player) To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.
- Jones will shade a little to the right on this pitch count.
- (transitive) To darken, particularly in drawing.
- I draw contours first, gradually shading in midtones and shadows.
- (transitive, obsolete) To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen.
- Shakespeare
- Ere in our own house I do shade my head.
- Shakespeare
- (transitive, obsolete) To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to represent.
- Spenser
- [The goddess] in her person cunningly did shade / That part of Justice which is Equity.
- Spenser
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to shield from light
to alter slightly
to vary slightly, particularly in color
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baseball
to darken
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- German: schattieren
- Spanish: sombrear
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from the noun or verb shade
