shade (sh d)n. 1. Light diminished in intensity as a result of the interception of the rays; partial darkness. 2. An area or a space of partial darkness. 3. Cover or shelter provided by interception by an object of the sun or its rays. 4. Any of various devices used to reduce or screen light or heat. 5. shades Slang Sunglasses. 6. Relative obscurity. 7. shades a. Dark shadows gathering at dusk: "The shades of night are falling fast" (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow). b. The abode of the dead; the underworld. 8. The part of a picture or photograph depicting darkness or shadow. 9. The degree to which a color is mixed with black or is decreasingly illuminated; gradation of darkness. 10. A slight difference or variation; a nuance: shades of meaning. 11. A small amount; a trace: detected a shade of bitterness in her remarks. 12. A disembodied spirit; a ghost. 13. shades A present reminder of a person or situation in the past: shades of my high-school days. v. shad·ed, shad·ing, shades v.tr. 1. To screen from light or heat. 2. To obscure or darken. 3. To cause shade in or on. 4. a. To represent degrees of shade or shadow in: shade a drawing. b. To produce (gradations of light or color) in a drawing or picture. 5. To change or vary by slight degrees: shade the meaning. 6. To make a slight reduction in: shade prices. v.intr. To pass from one quality, color, or thing to another by very slight changes or degrees. [Middle English, from Old English sceadu.] shad  er n.Synonyms: shade, penumbra, shadow, umbra, umbrage These nouns denote an area of comparative darkness resulting from the blocking of light rays: sitting in the shade; Earth's penumbra; in the shadow of the curtains; the umbra beyond the footlights; in the umbrage of a forest. See Also Synonyms at nuance. |
shade
Noun
1. relative darkness produced by blocking out sunlight
2. a place sheltered from the sun by trees, buildings, etc.
3. something used to provide a shield or protection from a direct source of light, such as a lamp shade
4. a shaded area in a painting or drawing
5. any of the different hues of a colour: a much darker shade of grey
6. a slight amount: a shade of reluctance
7. put someone or something in the shade to be so impressive as to make another person or thing seem unimportant by comparison
8. Literary a ghost
Verb
[shading, shaded]
1. to screen or protect from heat or light
2. to make darker or dimmer
3. to represent (a darker area) in (a painting or drawing), by graded areas of tone, lines, or dots
4. to change slightly or by degrees [Old English sceadu]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  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"semidarkness - partial darkness shadow - shade within clear boundaries |
| 2. |  shade - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color; "after several trials he mixed the shade of pink that she wanted"color, coloring, colouring, colour - a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light" mellowness - a soft shade of a color; "a mellowness of light and shade not attainable in marble" richness - a strong deep vividness of hue; "the fire-light gave a richness of coloring to that side of the room" | |
| 3. | shade - protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight; "they used umbrellas as shades"; "as the sun moved he readjusted the shade" lamp shade, lampshade - a protective ornamental shade used to screen a light bulb from direct view protective cover, protective covering, protection - a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury; "they had no protection from the fallout"; "wax provided protection for the floors" sun visor - a shade (sometimes of green mica) affixed above the windshield of an automobile | |
| 4. | shade - 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" meaning, signification, import, significance - the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" | |
| 5. | shade - a position of relative inferiority; "an achievement that puts everything else in the shade"; "his brother's success left him in the shade" | |
| 6. | shade - 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" small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude | |
| 7. |  shade - a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past" | |
| 8. | shade - a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment) representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something | |
| Verb | 1. | shade - cast a shadow over darken - make dark or darker; "darken a room" |
| 2. | shade - represent the effect of shade or shadow on artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" paint - make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden" draw - represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; "She drew an elephant"; "Draw me a horse" crosshatch - shade with multiple crossing lines; "the draftsman crosshatched the area" | |
| 3. | shade - protect from light, heat, or view; "Shade your eyes when you step out into the bright sunlight" | |
| 4. | shade - vary slightly; "shade the meaning" shade - pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow" | |
| 5. | shade - pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree; "the butterfly wings shade to yellow" change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" shade - vary slightly; "shade the meaning" |
shade
Translations
shade [ʃeɪd] n → ombre f;
(US) (= window shade); store m (= small quantity);
in the shade → à l'ombre;
shade [ʃeɪd] n → Schatten m;
(for lamp) → (Lampen)schirm m;
(of colour) → (Farb)ton m;
vt → beschatten;
(eyes) → abschirmen;
shades npl (inf) (sunglasses) → Sonnenbrille f;
in the shade → im Schatten;
a shade of blue → ein Blauton;
n shade [ʃeid]
1 slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun. skaduwee فَيء، ظِل сянка stín skygge der Schatten ίσκιος, σκιά sombra vari سايه varjo ombre צֵל छाया sjena, sjenka árnyék keteduhan skuggi ombra 陰 응달, 그늘 paunksnė, šešėlis ēna tempat redup schaduw skygge cień sombra umbră; umbrar тень tieň senca hlad skugga ที่ร่ม gölge, gölgelik yer 蔭，陰涼處 тінь; холодок سایہ bóng, bóng tối 荫，阴凉处
2 the dark parts of a picture light and shade in a portrait. skaduwee ظِل الصّورَه тон stín(y) skygge dunkler Farbton σκίαση sombra vari سايه دار varjo ombre(s) צֵל किसी तस्वीर का गहरे रंग का हिस्सा sjena sötét részek (képen) bagian gelap skuggi ombra 陰影 ?그림? 색조의 어두운 부분 šešėlis gaismēna gelap schaduw skygge cień sombra umbră тени tieň senca senka skugga ส่วนที่มืดในภาพ resim gölgesi 陰影部分 затінення تصویر کے گہرے رنگ bóng 阴影部分
3 something that screens or shelters from light or heat a large sunshade; a shade for a light. skerm ظُلَّه، شَيءٌ مُظَلِّل транспарант slunečník, stínítko, záclona skygge; -skygge der Schirm σκίαστρο, σκέπαστρο pantalla, visera vari, sirm سايبان varjo, varjostin pare-soleil; abat-jour, store, etc. מְצֵל धूप या गरमी से बचाने के लिए परदा या आड़ hlad, zaslonjeno mjesto (lámpa)ernyő; (nap)ellenző tirai skermur, hlíf ombra parasole 日よけ 차양 gaubtas, uždanga nojume; markīze; saulessargs pelindung scherm skjerm; rullegardin zasłona, abażur quebra-luz parasolar; abajur; jaluzea навес; абажур; штора slnečník, tienidlo, clona ap. senčnik senka skärm, []markis ร่ม gölgelik, siper 遮光簾 штора; абажур روشنی یا گرمی سے سایہ دینے والی شے chỗ có bóng mát 遮光帘
4 a variety of a colour; a slight difference a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning. skakering لَوْن خَفيف، تَفاوُت في اللوْن нюанс odstín nuance die Schattierung απόχρωση tono, matiz värvitoon, varjund تنوع رنگ sävy ton גָוֶון किसी रंग की श्रृंखला nijansa árnyalat variasi warna lit-/blæbrigði tonalità, gradazione 色合い 빛깔의 다양함, 미세한 차이 atspalvis tonis; nokrāsa warna schakering sjattering, nyanse odcień matiz ton оттенок odtieň odtenek nijansa nyans, skiftning, schattering ระดับชั้นของสี (renk) ton(u) (色彩的)濃淡，(意義的)細微差別 відтінок, нюанс ایک رنگ کا کوئی درجہ sự chuyển dần màu （色彩的）浓淡，（意义的）细微差别
5 a slight amount The weather is a shade better today. effens مِقْدار قَليل мъничко trochu lille smule die Spur μικρή ποσότητα, υποψία, ιδέα poquito kübeke اندك hitusen légèrement מְעַט सुक्ष्म tračak, mrva hajszálnyi(t) sedikit örlítið un po', leggermente わすか 약간, 조금 truputis mazumiņš sedikit ietsje en tanke, anelse odrobina um tudo nada (un) pic, puţin небольшое количество;немного trochu malenkost nijansa aning, smula ปริมาณที่แตกต่างกันเล็กน้อย azıcık 少許 малість, крихта خفیف مقدار một chút 少许
v
1 (sometimes withfrom) to shelter from light or heat He put up his hand to shade his eyes. skerm, afskerm يُظَلِّل засенчвам (za)stínit skygge for schützen σκιάζω proteger, resguardar varjama از رسيدن نور جلوگيري كردن varjostaa abriter לְהָצֵל धूप या गरमी से बचाने के लिए आड़ करना zasjeniti, štititi megvéd (nap ellen) melindungi skÿla proteggere 陰にする (광선·열 등으로부터) 차단하다 apsaugoti nuo šviesos aizēnot; aizsegt (no gaismas) melindungi beschutten skygge for osłonić proteger a (se) adăposti затенять; заслонять (za)tieniť zasenčiti zakloniti skugga, skärma av, skydda บังแดด ışıktan korumak, siper etmek 遮蔽 затіняти, закривати دھوپ یا روشنی سے بچنے کے لیے آڑ میں آنا che bóng mát cho 遮蔽
2 to make darker You should shade the foreground of that drawing. donkerder maak يُعَتِّم، يُقَتِّم затъмнявам vystínovat gøre mørkere schattieren βάζω σκιά σε, κάνω κτ. πιο σκούρο sombrear tumedamaks tegema, varjutama تاريك كردن varjostaa ombrer לְהָצֵל रंग गहरा बनाना potamniti (be)árnyékol menggelapkan dekkja, skyggja ombreggiare 暗くする ...을 어둡게 하다 užtamsinti ēnot; padarīt tumšāku menggelapkan schaduwen gjøre mørkere, skyggelegge cieniować sombrear a umbri тушевать vytieňovať senčiti zamračiti skugga, schattera ทำให้มืดมัว gölgelendirmek, gölge vurmak 使陰暗 тушувати, ретушувати گہرا کرنا làm tối sầm 使阴暗
3 (withinto) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another. skakeer يَتَغَيَّر لَونه تَدْريجِيّا нюансирам odstínit glide allmählich übergehen αλλάζω σταδιακά απόχρωση convertirse varjundhaaval muutuma تغيير رنگ دادن muuttua vähitellen, sulautua (se) fondre (en) לְהִשְתַנוֹת בְּהַדרָגָה रंग बदलना postepeno prelaziti u drugu boju átmegy (egyik szín a másikba) mengubah warna leysast upp í; breytast smám saman yfir í sfumare 少しずつ変化する (어떤 색깔을 다른 색깔로) 조금씩 변화시키다 pereiti veidot krāsu pāreju; (par krāsām) pāriet bertukar warna overgaan gå gradvis over i en annen farge stopniowo przechodzić fugir para a se decolora незаметно переходить в другой цвет tónovať prelivati se prelivati se låta ngt gradvis övergå i ค่อย ๆ มืดมัว rengini derece derece değiştirmek 色彩漸變 непомітно переходити в інший колір بتدریج تبدیل ہونا یا کرنا tô đậm, nhạt dần 色彩渐变
adj shaded
(of parts of a picture) made darker. verdonker مُظَلَّل затъмнен vystínovaný skraveret schattiert σκιασμένος (για εικόνα) sombreado varjutatud سايه دار varjostettu ombré מוּצלַל तस्वीर के गहरे रंग वाला हिस्सा zasjenjen, osjenčan (be)árnyékolt dibuat lebih gelap skyggður ombreggiato 陰の 어두워진 tamsesnis noēnots; aptumšots digelapkan gearceerd skyggelagt zacieniony sombreado umbrit затушёванный vytieňovaný osenčen osenčen skuggad ทำให้มืดมัว gölgeli 陰暗部的 затушований گہرہ có màu tối 阴暗部的
n pl shades
(especially American) sunglasses. sonbril نَظارات شَمْس слънчеви очила brýle proti slunci solbriller die Sonnenbrille γυαλιά ηλίου (πληθ.) gafas de sol päikeseprillid عينك آفتابي aurinkolasit lunettes de soleil משקפי שמש धूप चश्मा sunčane naočale napszemüveg kacamata hitam sólgleraugu occhiali da sole サングラス 선글라스 akiniai nuo saulės saulesbrilles cermin mata hitam zonnebril solbriller okulary przeciwsłoneczne óculos escuros ochelari de soare тёмные очки slnečné okuliare sončna očala sunčane naočare solglasögon แว่นตากันแดด güneş gözlüğü 太陽眼鏡 сонцезахисні окуляри دھوپ کی عینک kính mát 太阳眼镜
n shading
(in a picture etc) the marking that shows the darker parts. arsering تَدَرُّج الألوان، حَجْب، سَتْر، تَظْليل тъмно очертание stíny skravering die Schattierung σκίαση sombreado varjutamine سايه داري varjostus ombres הַצלָלָה छायाकरण zasjenjivanje, sjenčanje árnyékolás bagian gelap skygging ombreggiatura 陰影 ?그림? 명암법, 음영 šešėliavimas ēnojums membuat bayang-bayang arcering skyggelegging cieniowanie sombreado umbră тушёвка tieňovanie senčenje senka skuggning, schattering, nyansering การแรเงา gölgelen(dir)me (繪畫中的)明暗 ретуш روشنی اور سائے کا تاثر دینے کا عمل sự đánh bóng （绘画中的）明暗
adj shady
1 sheltered or giving shelter from heat or light a shady tree; a shady corner of the garden. skaduryk ظَليل، مُظَلِّل сенчест stinný skyggende; skyggefuldt schattig σκιερός a la sombra varjuline سايه دار varjoisa ombragé מְסוֹכֵך छायादार sjenovit, sjenat árnyas teduh sem er í forsælu; svalur ombreggiato, in ombra 陰になった 그늘진, 그늘을 이루는 ūksmingas, pavėsingas ēnains; ēnu dodošs yang teduh schaduwrijk skyggefull zacieniony, cienisty sombroso umbros тенистый tienistý senčen senovit skuggig เต็มไปด้วยร่มเงา gölgeli 背陰(光)的 тінистий سایہ دار có bóng râm 背阴（光）的
2 dishonest a shady business. twyfelagtig غَيْر نَزيه непочтен podezřelý lyssky zwielichtig σκοτεινός, ύποπτος, ανέντιμος sospechoso, turbio kahtlane مشكوك hämäräperäinen louche מְפוּקפַּק बेईमानी भरा sumnjiv, sumnjiva poštenja kékes gelap skuggalegur losco いかがわしい 부정한, 수상한 įtartinas, tamsus apšaubāms; tumšs yang tidak jujur verdacht tvilsom, frynset podejrzany, ciemny desonesto suspect тёмный, сомнительный pochybný sumljiv sumnjiv skum, skumrask-, ljusskygg น่าสงสัย madrabaz, güvenilmez 可疑的 сумнівний مشتبہ، نامعتبر khả nghi, mờ ám 可疑的
n shadiness
oneerlikheid عَدَم النَّزاهَه، كَوْن الشَّيء مُظَلِّلا непочтеност stinnost; pochybnost lysskyhed die Schattigkeit σκιερότητα, σκοτεινότητα sombra varjulisus سايه افكني varjoisuus ombre אֲפלוּלִיות छायादारी sjenovitost; zloglasnost árnyékosság kegelapan skuggi ombrosità 陰 수상함 tamsumas ēnainība ketidakjujuran schaduwrijkheid tvilsomhet; skygge zacienienie, cienistość, podejrzany charakter sombra umbră тенистость pochybnosť senčnost senovitost skumhet, ljusskygghet ความเป็นเงามืด madrabazlık, güvenilmezlik 可疑性 тінистість; сумнівність پر اسراریت tính mờ ám 可疑性
put in the shade
to cause to seem unimportant She is so beautiful that she puts her sister in the shade. in die skadu stel يَجْعَلُه يَبدو غَيْرَ مُهِم، يُظَلِّله засенчвам zastínit stille i skyggen in den Schatten stellen επισκιάζω eclipsar varju jätma از رونق انداختن jättää varjoonsa éclipser qqn לָשִׂים בַּצֵל महत्वहीन दिखाना zasjeniti háttérbe szorít membuat tampak buruk skyggja á mettere in ombra 目立たなくする (남을) 무색하게 하다 nustelbti, užgožti pārspēt/aizēnot kādu menenggelamkan in de schaduw stellen sette i skyggen przyćmiewać, usuwać w cień fazer sombra a a eclipsa pe cineva затмевать zatieniť zasenčiti zaseniti ställa i skuggan, överglänsa ทำให้อยู่ในสภาพไม่ดี gölgede bırakmak 使遜色 затіняти کسی سے بازي لے جانا hơn hẳn ai, cái gì 使逊色
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