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• past tense form of shade.
• past participle of shade.

shaded

American  

[shey-did] / ˈʃeɪ dɪd /

adjective

Printing.

1. noting or pertaining to an ornamented type in which a thin white line appears along one edge of each of the main strokes of a character.

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Other Word Forms

• shadedness
  noun
• well-shaded
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of shaded

First recorded in 1575–85; shade + -ed ²

Explanation

Anything that's shaded is protected from the direct light of the sun, like a shaded patio or your shaded spot on the sand under a beach umbrella. This adjective can be used in two ways: first, to describe things that are blocked from the light or heat. That shaded section of your yard is a terrible place to plant sunflowers! In art, shaded areas are those parts of a picture that you color slightly darker, to capture the sense of a shadow. Shaded is from shade, which has a root that means "dark."

Example Sentences

“For example, how do you make sure that buses, metro systems, and also walking and cycling routes, are shaded and can still be used during heat waves?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

They shaded you from the sun, protected your privacy, drew you toward other people while still making even the most constrained sites feel alive.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Move them to a shaded area and slowly pour any available water that's cooler than the dog's temperature over their body, avoiding their head in case they are struggling to breathe.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

But many recall how the place kept alive a fragment of Delhi's elite past through small rituals: liveried waiters at dusk, gin and lime on shaded verandas, retired generals and diplomats lingering under neem trees.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

It was exquisitely done, labeled in tiny letters in another language, and parts were shaded blue to show the ocean.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook

Related Words

• dusky
• leafy
• screened
• sheltered