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

Derived 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

Godzilla the rescue Sulcata tortoise lounged in a tidy shaded yard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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

They use shaded rest breaks, cloth-cooled water bottles and staggered hours to survive.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

The deadly fires that devastated homes in Pacific Palisades and Altadena also laid waste to a lush canopy of leaves and pine needles that had cooled and shaded residents here for generations.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The caravan was in sight, on the other side of a large pool of groundwater, shaded by date palms.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri

Related Words

• dusky
• leafy
• screened
• sheltered