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What is a basic definition of shade?
Shade is darkness created from something blocking light or a lighter or darker variation of a color. Shade also means to block light. The word shade has several other senses as a verb and a noun.
When something creates a shadow by blocking light, we say that it provides shade or causes shade. Usually, shade specifically refers to darkness caused by blocking sunlight, but it can result from light of any kind being blocked. If something gives shade or has a lot of shade, we say that it is shady.
- Real-life examples: Trees, umbrellas, and awnings are examples of things that often provide shade.
- Used in a sentence: I hid from the hot sun under the shade of the oak tree.
Shade also refers to a lighter or darker variation of color. You might like a dark blue, while your friend prefers a lighter shade of blue. The darker shade a color is, the more black it has in it. In contrast, a tint of a color is created when more white is added to it.
- Used in a sentence: I prefer the darker shade of green leaves become in the summer.
Shade also means to provide shadow or to shield something from light.
- Used in a sentence: I shaded my eyes from the bright lights.
The slang phrase to throw shade at someone means to insult or criticize them in an artful but indirect way.
- Used in a sentence: Isabella was so good at throwing shade that her targets often thought she was complimenting them.
Where does shade come from?
The first records of shade come from before the 900s. It ultimately comes from the Old English sceadu, meaning “shadow.”
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What are some other forms related to shade?
- shady (adjective)
- shadeless (adjective)
- shadelessness (noun)
- intershade (verb)
- semishade (noun)
- unshade (verb)
What are some synonyms for shade?
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What are some words that often get used in discussing shade?
What are some words shade may be commonly confused with?
How is shade used in real life?
Shade is a common word that most often means shadow or darkness caused by something blocking light.
OK, so it's 9 o'clock and 90 degrees. Where are all those trees they took out at Oakmont? I need some shade!
— Ron Sirak (@ronsirak) July 8, 2010
With every degree the weather rises, so does my eagerness to order a hefty case of beers and hide in the shade.
— Dave Jewitt (@IrregularDave) August 6, 2020
Asking for shade in Arizona winters. Man I love this place. #Arizona #sunnyday
— Uncle Dubbies (@P_Dubbel) January 21, 2021
Try using shade!
Which of the following words is most likely to be used to describe shade?
A. silence
B. darkness
C. tasteless
D. odorless